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The Galactic Centre source IRS 13E: A post-LBV Wolf-Rayet colliding wind binary?
2002
Astronomy and Astrophysics
IRS 13E is an infrared, mm and X-ray source in the Galactic Centre. We present the first Chandra X-ray spectrum for IRS 13E and show that it is consistent with a luminous and highly absorbed X-ray binary system. Since the X-ray luminosity is too large for a solitary star, our interpretation is that of an early-type long-period binary with strong colliding winds emission. This naturally explains the observed X-ray spectrum and count rate as well as its lack of significant short term variability.
doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20011745
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