Testing the Reliability of X-rays as a Tool for Constraining Mass-loss Rates of Hot Stars

Sean J. Gunderson, Kenneth G. Gayley, Pragati Pradhan +2

We fit a new line shape model to \textit{Chandra} X-ray spectra of the O supergiant $\zeta$ Puppis to test the robustness of mass-loss rates derived from X-ray wind line profiles again…