With wind speeds of thousands of km/s, the supersonic collision will
heat the gas to millions of Kelvins: X-RAYS
Early-type stars in close orbit will exhibit violent collisions
of their strong stellar winds. (e.g., V444 Cyg, gamma Velorum)
With wind speeds of thousands of km/s, the supersonic collision will
heat the gas to millions of Kelvins: X-RAYS
If the stars are close enough together, radiative cooling can
alter the dynamics of this collision...
Adiabatic | Radiative |
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