The IACOB project-V. Spectroscopic parameters of the O-type stars in the modern grid of standards for spectral classification

G Holgado, S Simón-Díaz, RH Barbá, J Puls… - Astronomy & …, 2018 - aanda.org
Context. The IACOB and OWN surveys are two ambitious, complementary observational
projects which have made available a large multi-epoch spectroscopic database of optical …

A robust, template-free approach to precise radial velocity extraction

VM Rajpaul, S Aigrain… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Doppler spectroscopy is a powerful tool for discovering and characterizing exoplanets. For
decades, the standard approach to extracting radial velocities (RVs) has been to cross …

NICER X-Ray Observations of Eta Carinae during Its Most Recent Periastron Passage

D Espinoza-Galeas, MF Corcoran… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We report high-precision X-ray monitoring observations in the 0.4–10 keV band of the
luminous, long-period colliding wind binary Eta Carinae, up to and through its most recent X …

The 2014 X-ray minimum of η Carinae as seen by Swift

MF Corcoran, J Liburd, D Morris… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
We report on Swift X-ray Telescope observations of Eta Carinae (η Car), an extremely
massive, long-period, highly eccentric binary obtained during the 2014.6 X-ray …

η Carinae's Dusty Homunculus Nebula from Near-infrared to Submillimeter Wavelengths: Mass, Composition, and Evidence for Fading Opacity

PW Morris, TR Gull, DJ Hillier, MJ Barlow… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Infrared observations of the dusty, massive Homunculus Nebula around the luminous blue
variable η Carinae are crucial to characterize the mass-loss history and help constrain the …

The Wolf–Rayet+ Black Hole Binary NGC 300 X-1: What is the Mass of the Black Hole?

BA Binder, JM Sy, M Eracleous… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We present new X-ray and UV observations of the Wolf–Rayet+ black hole (BH) binary
system NGC 300 X-1 with the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope …

Competitive X-Ray and optical cooling in the collisionless shocks of WR 140

AMT Pollock, MF Corcoran, IR Stevens… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The long-period, highly eccentric Wolf-Rayet star binary system WR 140 has exceptionally
well-determined orbital and stellar parameters. Bright, variable X-ray emission is generated …

Changes in the Na D1 Absorption Components of η Carinae Provide Clues on the Location of the Dissipating Central Occulter

CS Pickett, ND Richardson, TR Gull… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The Na D absorption doublet in the spectrum of η Carinae is complex, with multiple
absorption features associated with the Great Eruption (1840s), the Lesser Eruption (1890s) …

[HTML][HTML] VLTI-AMBER velocity-resolved aperture-synthesis imaging of η Carinae with a spectral resolution of 12 000-Studies of the primary star wind and innermost …

G Weigelt, KH Hofmann, D Schertl, N Clementel… - Astronomy & …, 2016 - aanda.org
Context. The mass loss from massive stars is not understood well. η Carinae is a unique
object for studying the massive stellar wind during the luminous blue variable phase. It is …

VLTI-MATISSE chromatic aperture-synthesis imaging of η Carinae's stellar wind across the Brα line-Periastron passage observations in February 2020

G Weigelt, KH Hofmann, D Schertl, B Lopez… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
Context. Eta Carinae is a highly eccentric, massive binary system (semimajor axis~ 15.5 au)
with powerful stellar winds and a phase-dependent wind-wind collision (WWC) zone. The …