Does the Wolf-Rayet binary CQ Cephei undergo sporadic mass transfer events?
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DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201630360
Abstract: Context. Stellar wind mass-loss in binary systems carries away angular momentum causing a monotonic increase in the orbital period, Ṗ > 0. Despite possessing a significant stellar wind, the eclipsing Wolf-Rayet (WR) binary system CQ… read more here.
Keywords: mass loss; mass transfer; wolf rayet; mass ... See more keywords
Long-term X-ray variation of the colliding-wind Wolf–Rayet binary WR 125
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/sty3488
Abstract: WR 125 is considered as a Colliding Wind Wolf-rayet Binary (CWWB), from which the most recent infrared flux increase was reported between 1990 and 1993. We observed the object four times from November 2016 to… read more here.
Keywords: wolf rayet; colliding wind; wind wolf; ray ... See more keywords