Issue |
A&A
Volume 692, December 2024
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Article Number | A36 | |
Number of page(s) | 15 | |
Section | Stellar atmospheres | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202451681 | |
Published online | 29 November 2024 |
Investigation of the nature of the wind interaction in HD 93205 based on multi-epoch X-ray observations
Space Sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research (STAR) Institute, University of Liège,
Quartier Agora, 19c, Allée du 6 Aôut, B5c,
4000
Sart Tilman,
Belgium
★ Corresponding author; bhartiarora612@gmail.com
Received:
27
July
2024
Accepted:
18
October
2024
Context. The study of the X-ray emission from massive binaries constitutes a relevant approach to investigate shock physics. The case of short period binaries may turn out to be quite challenging, especially in very asymmetric systems where the primary wind may overwhelm that of the secondary in the wind interaction.
Aims. Our objective consists in providing an observational diagnostic of the X-ray behavior of HD 93205, which is a very good candidate with which to investigate these aspects.
Methods. We analyzed 31 epochs of XMM-Newton X-ray data spanning about two decades to investigate its spectral and timing behavior.
Results. The X-ray spectrum is very soft along the full orbit, with a luminosity exclusively from the wind interaction region in the range of 2.3–5.4×1032 erg s−1. The light curve peaks close to periastron, with a rather wide pre-periastron low state coincident with the secondary’s body hiding a part of the X-ray emitting region close to its surface. We determined a variability timescale of 6.0807 ± 0.0013 d, in full agreement with the orbital period. Making use of a one-dimensional approach to deal with mutual radiative effects, our results point to a very likely hybrid wind interaction, with a wind photosphere occurring along most of the orbit, while a brief episode of wind-wind interaction may still develop close to apastron. Besides mutual radiative effects, the radiative nature of the shock that leads to some additional pre-shock obliquity of the primary wind flow certainly explains the very soft emission.
Conclusions. HD 93205 constitutes a relevant target to investigate shock physics in short period, asymmetric massive binary systems, where various mutual radiative effects and radiative shocks concur to display an instructive soft X-ray behavior. HD 93205 should be considered as a valid, though challenging target for future three-dimensional modeling initiatives.
Key words: binaries: general / stars: massive / stars: individual: HD 93205 / stars: winds, outflows / X-rays: stars
© The Authors 2024
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