Modeling the RXTE light curve of $\eta$ Carinae from a 3-D SPH simulation of its binary wind collision

A. T. Okazaki, S. P. Owocki, C. M. Russell +1

The very massive star system $\eta$ Carinae exhibits regular 5.54-year (2024-day) period disruptive events in wavebands ranging from the radio to X-ray. There is a growing consensus t…