Minimalist model of the W50/SS433 extended X-ray jet: Anisotropic wind with recollimation shocks
E. M. Churazov,
I. I. Khabibullin,
A. M. Bykov
Abstract:W50 is a radio nebula around the hyperaccreting Galactic microquasar SS 433.
We focus on one peculiar
feature of W50, that is, on a pair of so-called extended X-ray jets (EXJs). These jets have a size of $ pc $ and a sharp inner boundary, and their spectra are well represented by a featureless X-ray continuum. We argue that EXJs could be an outcome of a powerful anisotropic wind produced by a supercritical accretion disk.
In the simplest version of this model, the wind itself consists of two components. Th… Show more
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