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X-Ray And Optical Variations In The Classical Be Star Γ Cassiopeia: The Discovery Of A Possible Magnetic Dynamo, Richard D. Robinson, Myron A. Smith, Gregory W. Henry
X-Ray And Optical Variations In The Classical Be Star Γ Cassiopeia: The Discovery Of A Possible Magnetic Dynamo, Richard D. Robinson, Myron A. Smith, Gregory W. Henry
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The classical B0.5e star γ Cassiopeia is known to be a unique X-ray source by virtue of its moderate LX (1033 ergs s-1), hard X-ray spectrum, and light curve punctuated by ubiquitous flares and slow undulations. The peculiarities of this star have led to a controversy concerning the origin of these emissions: whether they are from wind infall onto a putative degenerate companion, as in the case of normal Be/X-ray binaries, or from the Be star itself. Recently, much progress has been made to resolve this question: (1) the discovery that γ Cas is a moderately eccentric binary system (P …