We reconstruct the evolution of η Car in the last two centuries under the assumption that the
two 19th century eruptions were triggered by periastron passages and through this …

The historical light curve of the 19th century 'Great Eruption'of η Carinae provides a striking
record of the violent instabilities encountered by massive stars. In this paper, we report and …

This paper proposes a simple model for the 19th century eruption of Eta Carinae that
consists of two components:(1) a strong wind (yr− 1; v∞= 200 km s− 1), blowing for 30 yr …

We analyse eight epochs of Hubble Space Telescope Hα+[N ii] imaging of η Carinae's outer
ejecta. Proper motions of nearly 800 knots reveal that the detected ejecta are divided into …

Aims. Every 5.5 years, η Car's light curve and spectrum change remarkably across all
observed wavelength bands. These so-called spectroscopic events are most likely caused …

We apply the previously suggested accretion model for the behavior of the super-massive
binary system η Car close to periastron passages. In that model it is assumed that for∼ 10 …

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 …

I compare the structures of the bipolar nebulae around the massive binary system η Carinae
and around the low-mass binary system HD 44179. While η Car is on its way to becoming a …

Eta Carinae is one of the most massive luminous blue variable stars (LBVs) in the Milky
Way. Here a new historic light curve is presented which supersedes earlier works, and is …

We study the usage of the X-ray light curve, column density towards the hard X-ray source,
and emission measure (density square times volume), of the massive binary system η …