Constraints on decreases in η Carinae's mass-loss from 3D hydrodynamic simulations of its binary colliding winds

TI Madura, TR Gull, AT Okazaki… - Monthly Notices of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Recent work suggests that the mass-loss rate of the primary star ηA in the massive colliding
wind binary η Carinae dropped by a factor of 2–3 between 1999 and 2010. We present …

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 …

Spiraling out of control: three-dimensional hydrodynamical modeling of the colliding winds in η carinae

ER Parkin, JM Pittard, MF Corcoran… - The Astrophysical …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
Three-dimensional adaptive mesh refinement hydrodynamical simulations of the wind–wind
collision between the enigmatic supermassive star η Car and its mysterious companion star …

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 …

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 …

Recent X-ray variability of η carinae: the quick road to recovery

MF Corcoran, K Hamaguchi, JM Pittard… - The Astrophysical …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
We report continued monitoring of the superluminous binary system η Car by the
Proportional Counter Array on the Rossi X-ray Timing Observatory (RXTE) through the 2009 …

Modelling the RXTE light curve of η Carinae from a 3D SPH simulation of its binary wind collision

AT Okazaki, SP Owocki, CMP Russell… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
The very massive star system η Carinae exhibits regular 5.54 yr (2024 d) period disruptive
events in wavebands ranging from the radio to X-ray. There is a growing consensus that …

Wind-wind collision in the η Carinae binary system: a shell-like event near periastron

D Falceta-Gonçalves, V Jatenco-Pereira… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
The exact nature of η Carinae is still an open issue. Strict periodicity in the light curves at
several wavelengths seem to point to a binary system, but the observed radial velocities …

η Carinae across the 2003.5 minimum: spectroscopic evidence for massive binary interactions

KE Nielsen, MF Corcoran, TR Gull… - The Astrophysical …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
We have analyzed high spatial, moderate spectral resolution observations of η Carinae (η
Car) obtained with the STIS from 1998.0 to 2004.3. The data were obtained at discrete times …

The fossil wind structures of Eta Carinae: changes across one 5.54-yr cycle

TR Gull, TI Madura, M Teodoro… - Monthly Notices of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Eta Carinae, the closest, active, massive binary containing a highly unstable Luminous Blue
Variable, exhibits expanding, compressed wind shells, seen in emission, that are spatially …