Nonthermal high-energy emission from colliding winds of massive stars

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 644, Issue 2 II, 2006, Pages 1118-1144

  Reimer, A ^a,b   Pohl, M ^c   Reimer, O ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Binaries: general; Gamma rays: theory; Radiation mechanisms: nonthermal; Stars: early type; Stars: winds, outflows

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749822484     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/503598     Document Type: Conference Paper

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