On the influence of the companion star in Eta Carinae: 2D radiative transfer modelling of the ultraviolet and optical spectra

JH Groh, DJ Hillier, TI Madura… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
We present two-dimensional (2D) radiative transfer modelling of the Eta Carinae binary
system accounting for the presence of a wind–wind collision (WWC) cavity carved in the …

A companion as the cause of latitude-dependent effects in the wind of Eta Carinae

JH Groh, TI Madura, DJ Hillier… - The Astrophysical …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
We analyze spatially resolved spectroscopic observations of the Eta Carinae binary system
obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope/STIS. Eta Car is enshrouded by the dusty …

3D radiative transfer simulations of Eta Carinae's inner colliding winds–II. Ionization structure of helium at periastron

N Clementel, TI Madura, CJH Kruip… - Monthly Notices of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Spectral observations of the massive colliding wind binary Eta Carinae show phase-
dependent variations, in intensity and velocity, of numerous helium emission and absorption …

3D modelling of the colliding winds in η Carinae–evidence for radiative inhibition

ER Parkin, JM Pittard, MF Corcoran… - Monthly Notices of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
The X-ray emission from the supermassive star η Car is simulated using a 3D model of the
wind–wind collision. In the model the intrinsic X-ray emission is spatially extended and …

Distinguishing circumstellar from stellar photometric variability in Eta Carinae

A Damineli, E Fernández-Lajús… - Monthly Notices of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT The interacting binary Eta Carinae remains one of the most enigmatic massive
stars in our Galaxy despite over four centuries of observations. In this work, its light curve …

Is Eta Carinae a fast rotator, and how much does the companion influence the inner wind structure?

JH Groh, TI Madura, SP Owocki… - The Astrophysical …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
We analyze interferometric measurements of the luminous blue variable Eta Carinae with
the goal of constraining the rotational velocity of the primary star and probing the influence of …

A Lighthouse Effect in Eta Carinae

TI Madura, JH Groh - The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a new model for the behavior of scattered time-dependent, asymmetric near-UV
emission from the nearby ejecta of η Car. Using a three-dimensional (3D) hydrodynamical …

3D radiative transfer simulations of Eta Carinae's inner colliding winds–I. Ionization structure of helium at apastron

N Clementel, TI Madura, CJH Kruip… - Monthly Notices of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The highly eccentric binary system Eta Carinae (η Car) shows numerous time-variable
emission and absorption features. These observational signatures are the result of …

The extended interacting wind structure of Eta Carinae

TR Gull, KE Nielsen, MF Corcoran… - Monthly Notices of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
The highly eccentric binary system, η Car, provides clues to the transition of massive stars
from hydrogen–burning via the CNO cycle to a helium–burning evolutionary state. The fast …

Wind–wind collision in the η Carinae binary system – III. The He ii λ4686 line profile

Z Abraham, D Falceta-Gonçalves - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
We modelled the He iiλ4686 line profiles observed in the η Carinae binary system close to
the 2003.5 spectroscopic event, assuming that they were formed in the shocked gas that …