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A binary star model for SS433

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The novel features recently observed for the strong emission line object SS433 can be explained by a model in which SS433 is a binary of a massive early-type star and a magnetic white dwarf.

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De Young, D., Burbidge, G. A binary star model for SS433. Nature 281, 183–185 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/281183a0

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