Obscuration of Supersoft X-ray Sources in Circumbinary Material A Way to Hide Type Ia Supernova Progenitors?
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| Publication date | 2013 |
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| Book title | 370 Years of Astronomy in Utrecht |
| Book subtitle | proceedings of a conference held at Hotel Leeuwenhorst, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, 2-5 april |
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| Series | Astronomical Society of the Pacific conference series |
| Event | 370 Years of Astronomy in Utrecht |
| Pages (from-to) | 281-283 |
| Publisher | San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific |
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| Abstract | We investigate the possibility of obscuring supersoft X-ray sources in circumbinary material. We derive upper limits on the amount of circumstellar material needed to fully obscure a ‘canonical’ supersoft X-ray source, as observed with the Chandra X-ray Observatory. |
| Document type | Conference contribution |
| Language | English |
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