Dynamical evolution of titanium, strontium, and yttrium spots on the surface of the HgMn star HD 11753
Dynamical evolution of titanium, strontium, and yttrium spots on the surface of the HgMn star HD 11753
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HgMn星HD 11753表面钛、锶和钇斑点的动力学演化
DOI:
10.1051/0004-6361/200913775
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发表时间:
2010
影响因子:
6.5
通讯作者:
T. Hackman
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作者:
M. Briquet;H. Korhonen;J. F. González;S. Hubrig;T. Hackman
Aims. We gathered about 100 high-resolution spectra of three typical HgMn (mercury-manganese) stars, HD 11753, HD 53244, and HD 221507, to search for slowly pulsating B-like pulsations and surface inhomogeneous distribution of various chemical elements. Methods. Classical frequency analysis methods were used to detect line profile variability and to determine the variation period. Doppler imaging reconstruction was performed to obtain abundance maps of chemical elements on the stellar surface. Results. For HD 11753, which is the star with the most pronounced variability, distinct spectral line profile changes were detected for Ti, Sr, Y, Zr, and Hg, whereas for HD 53244 and HD 221507 the most variable line profiles belong to the elements Hg and Y, respectively. We derived rotation periods for all three stars from the variations of radial velocities and equivalent widths of spectral lines belonging to inhomogeneously distributed elements: Prot (HD 11753) = 9.54 d, Prot (HD 53244) = 6.16 d, and Prot (HD 221507) = 1.93 d. For HD 11753 the Doppler imaging technique was applied to derive the distribution of the most variable elements Ti, Sr, and Y using two datasets separated by ∼65 days. Results of Doppler imaging reconstruction revealed noticeable changes in the surface distributions of Ti ii ,S rii ,a nd Yii between the datasets, indicating the hitherto not well understood physical processes in stars with radiative envelopes that cause a rather fast dynamical chemical spot evolution.