Astronomers Find Correlation between X-ray Emission and Total Stellar Luminosity

Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have determined that the X-ray emission from massive stars arises from shocks. Massive young stars are known to emit strong X-rays. Unlike the X-ray emission from lower mass stars, however, which arises in stellar photospheres, the X-rays from massive stars are thought to result from powerful shocks. Several […]
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