The rotation rates of massive stars How slow are the slow ones
The rotation rates of massive stars How slow are the slow ones
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大质量恒星的自转速度慢的恒星有多慢
DOI:
10.1051/0004-6361/201322761
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发表时间:
2013
影响因子:
6.5
通讯作者:
Markova N.
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文献类型:
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作者:
Sundqvist J.O;Simon-Diaz S;Puls J;Markova N.
ContextRotation plays a key role in the life cycles of stars with masses above ~8M⊙. Hence, accurate knowledge of the rotation rates of such massive stars is critical for understanding their properties and for constraining models of their evolution.AimsThis paper investigates the reliability of current methods used to derive projected rotation speedsvsinifrom line-broadening signatures in the photospheric spectra of massive stars, focusing on stars that are not rapidly rotating.MethodsWe use slowly rotating magnetic O-stars with well-determined rotation periods to test the Fourier transform (FT) and goodness-of-fit (GOF) methods typically used to infer projected rotation rates of massive stars.ResultsFor our two magnetic test stars with measured rotation periods longer than one year, i.e., withvsini≲ 1 km s-1, we derivevsini≈ 40−50 km s-1from both the FT and GOF methods. These severe overestimates are most likely caused by an insufficient treatment of the competing broadening mechanisms referred to as microturbulence and macroturbulence.ConclusionsThese findings warn us not to rely uncritically on results from current standard techniques to derive projected rotation speeds of massive stars in the presence of significant additional line broadening, at least whenvsini≲ 50 km s-1. This may, for example, be crucial for i) determining the statistical distribution of observed rotation rates of massive stars; ii) interpreting the evolutionary status and spin-down histories of rotationally braked B-supergiants; and iii) explaining the deficiency of observed O-stars with spectroscopically inferredvsini≈ 0 km s-1. Further investigations of potential shortcomings of the above techniques are presently under way.
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影响因子:
6.5
作者:
F. Najarro;M. Hanson;J. Puls
通讯作者:
J. Puls
DOI:
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发表时间:
1980
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影响因子:
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作者:
E. Borra;J. Landstreet
通讯作者:
J. Landstreet
影响因子:
6.5
作者:
N. Markova;J. Puls
通讯作者:
J. Puls
影响因子:
6.5
作者:
J. Vink;I. Brott;G. Gräfener;N. Langer;A. D. Koter;A. D. Koter;D. Lennon
通讯作者:
D. Lennon
DOI:
10.1086/111285
发表时间:
1972
期刊:
The Astronomical Journal
影响因子:
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作者:
N. Walborn
通讯作者:
N. Walborn