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Non-Equilibrium Ionization Model For Stellar Cluster Winds And Its Application, L Ji, Qd Wang, J Kwan
Non-Equilibrium Ionization Model For Stellar Cluster Winds And Its Application, L Ji, Qd Wang, J Kwan
Astronomy Department Faculty Publication Series
We have developed a self-consistent physical model for superstellar cluster winds based on combining a 1D steady-state adiabatic wind solution and a non-equilibrium ionization calculation. Comparing with the case of collisional ionization equilibrium, we find that the non-equilibrium ionization effect is significant in the regime of a high ratio of energy to mass input rate and manifests in a stronger soft X-ray flux in the inner region of the star cluster. Implementing the model in X-ray data analysis softwares (e.g. xspec) directly facilitates comparisons with X-ray observations. Physical quantities such as the mass and energy input rates of stellar winds …