Hard X-ray flares in IGR J08408-4503 unveil clumpy stellar winds

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 465, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Leyder, J C ^a,b,f   Walter, R ^b,c   Lazos, M ^b,d   Masetti, N ^e   Produit, N ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE GENÈVE   (Switzerland)

^d CENTRO DE ASTROFÍSICA   (Portugal)

^e OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^f FNRS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Gamma rays: observations; Stars: supergiants; X rays: individuals: IGR J08408 4503

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL DATA; SUPERGIANT FAST X-RAY TRANSIENT (SFXT) SYSTEMS; SUPERGIANTS; X-RAY FLARES;

GAS EMISSIONS; ORBITS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; REAL TIME CONTROL; WAVELENGTH; X RAYS;

STARS;

EID: 34247230488     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20066317     Document Type: Article

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