MeerKAT discovery of radio emission from the Vela X-1 bow shock
Vela X-1 is a runaway X-ray binary system hosting a massive donor star, whose strong stellar wind creates a bow shock as it interacts with the interstellar medium (ISM). This bow shock has previously been detected in H α and infrared, but, similar to all but one bow shock from a massive ru...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2021
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