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A Summer with Eta Carinae. Society of Physics Students Intern Program Nick Durofchalk. ABOUT ME. About Eta Carinae. Background Information. The Night Sky – Southern Hemisphere. Carina Nebula. Eta Carinae. Eta Carinae. X-Ray Observations.
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A Summer with Eta Carinae Society of Physics Students Intern Program Nick Durofchalk
About Eta Carinae Background Information
X-Ray Observations X-Ray Light Curve data collected and analyzed by Michael Corcoran et al
Colliding Wind Structure Fast, less dense Wind from Companion Slow, Dense Wind from Primary High temperatures resulting from Wind-Wind Collision Model simulated by Tom Madura
X-Ray Periodic Deep Minimum Deep minimum X-Ray Light Curve data collected and analyzed by Michael Corcoran et al
Binarity Companion Star Primary Star ~40 Solar Masses ~90 Solar Masses
X-Ray Flux Cooler temperatures while companion is within wind-radius of primary Model simulated by Tom Madura
X-Ray Periodic Deep Minimum X-Ray Light Curve data collected and analyzed by Michael Corcoran et al
About my summer work The Internationl Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) Space Telescope Research
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Results: Comparison Total Emission Line Flux and Local Continuum Flux over Time
Further Investigations STIS IUE
Acknowledgments • Theodore Gull • Tom Madura, Mike Corcoran, Kenji Hamaguchi • Caleb Gimar, Jamar Liburd • SPS Staff • NASA Goddard