Summary of magnetically channeled wind shock
model applied to q 1 Ori C
The X-ray emission lines of q 1 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.