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Spectroscopic Study of the Variability of Three Northern Of+ Supergiants
De Becker, Michaël; Rauw, Grégor; Linder, N.
2009In Astrophysical Journal, 704, p. 964-974
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Keywords :
stars: early-type; stars: mass loss; supergiants; stars: individual: HD14947; stars: individual: HD15570; stars: individual: HD16691
Abstract :
[en] The transition from early Of stars to WN-type objects is poorly understood. O-type supergiants with emission lines (OIf+) are considered to be intermediate between these two classes. The scope of this paper is to investigate the spectral variability of three Of+ supergiants. We constituted spectral time series of unprecedented quality for our targets (~200 spectra in total), essentially in the blue domain, covering timescales from a few hours up to a few years. Temporal Variance Spectrum and Fourier analyses were performed in order to characterize their spectral variability. We report on a correlated significant line profile variability in the prominent He II λ4686 and Hβ lines most likely related to the strong stellar winds. The variability pattern is similar for the three stars investigated (HD 14947, HD 15570, and HD 16691), and the main differences are more quantitative than qualitative. However, the reported timescales are somewhat different, and the most striking variability pattern is reported for HD 16691. We did not find any clear evidence for binarity, and we focus mainly on an interpretation based on a single-star scenario. We show that the behavior of the three stars investigated in this study present strong similarities, pointing to a putative common scenario, even though a few differences should be noted. Our preferred interpretation scheme is that of Large-Scale Corotating Structures modulating the profile of the lines that are produced in the strong stellar wind.
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
De Becker, Michaël  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) - Sciences spatiales
Rauw, Grégor  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Groupe d'astrophysique des hautes énergies (GAPHE) - Sciences spatiales
Linder, N.
Language :
English
Title :
Spectroscopic Study of the Variability of Three Northern Of+ Supergiants
Publication date :
November 2009
Journal title :
Astrophysical Journal
ISSN :
0004-637X
eISSN :
1538-4357
Publisher :
University of Chicago Press, Chicago, United States - Illinois
Volume :
704
Pages :
964-974
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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