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New Study Reveals GX13+1's Super-Eddington Wind Dynamics
10/10/2025
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- Researchers using X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) telescope observed slow wind from GX13+1 during super-Eddington phase.
- A super-Eddington phase occurs when radiation pressure exceeds gravity, ejecting material.
- GX13+1 lies 23,000 light-years away and pairs a neutron star with a K5 III companion.
- The Nature study by a global team suggests these phases could reshape binary systems and energy–matter interactions.
