Summary
of magnetically channeled wind
shock model applied to
q1 Ori C
The
x-ray emission lines of q1 Ori C are quite narrow at all observed viewing angles -- as our MHD simulations predict.
And
occultation of the magnetosphere by the
star accounts nicely for the modest change
in x-ray flux with viewing angle.
Finally,
He-like forbidden-to-intercombination
line ratios in Mg and S indicate
that the bulk of the x-ray emitting
plasma is within 1 stellar radius of
the photosphere - in accord with the MHD
simulations.