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Chandra/HETG and NuSTAR Observations of V750 Ara, a γ Cas-type Star
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Chandra/HETG and NuSTAR Observations of V750 Ara, a γ Cas-type Star

David P Huenemoerder, Sean J Gunderson, Richard Ignace, Joy S Nichols, A. M. T Pollock, Pragati Pradhan, Norbert S Schulz, Dustin K Swarm and José M Torrejón
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Cornell University
10/11/2025
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2510.10007
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Abstract

We present a 197 ks HETG and 95 ks NuSTAR spectra of the γ Cas-type object V750 Ara. The high-resolution X-ray spectra show that the target is similar to other objects of this class. Data are interpreted under the assumption that the X-rays come from an accreting white dwarf, and our analysis implies an accretion rate of about 3 × 10−11 M⊙ yr−1. Emission lines are weak, and predominantly from hydrogen-like ions: Mg xii, Si xiv, and S xvi. H-like and He-like Fe are both present, but Fe K fluorescence is weak, being significantly detected only in the NuSTAR spectrum, but was not obviously detected in the HETG dispersed or zeroth-order spectra. The flux was variable above a level expected by Poisson statistics. There were no significant changes in the spectral hardness, though we are limited by lack of soft signal below 1 keV. Emission lines of Mg and Si were strong enough to measure velocity offsets and widths which were found to be marginally inconsistent. The H-like Mg line is consistent with instrumental broadening only, but shows a 300 km s−1 blueshift. He-like Mg and H-like Si lines have no significant shift in velocity but are broadened by about 1000 km s−1. This suggests either different physical origins or velocity structure differing with plasma temperature.
 Physics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

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