Bright OB stars in the Galaxy - IV. Stellar and wind parameters of early to late B supergiants
Bright OB stars in the Galaxy - IV. Stellar and wind parameters of early to late B supergiants
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银河系中明亮的转播星 - IV。
DOI:
10.1051/0004-6361:20077919
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发表时间:
2007
影响因子:
6.5
通讯作者:
J. Puls
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作者:
N. Markova;J. Puls
Context. B-type supergiants represent an important phase in the evolution of massive stars. Reliable estimates of their stellar and wind parameters, however, are scarce, especially at mid and late spectral subtypes. Aims. We apply the NLTE atmosphere code FASTWIND to perform a spectroscopic study of a small sample of Galactic B-supergiants from B0 to B9. By means of the resulting data and incorporating additional datasets from alternative studies, we investigate the properties of OB-supergiants and compare our findings with theoretical predictions. Methods. Stellar and wind parameters of our sample stars are determined by line profile fitting, based on synthetic profiles, a Fourier technique to investigate the individual contributions of stellar rotation and “macro-turbulence” and an adequate approach to determine the Si abundances in parallel with micro-turbulent velocities. Results. Due to the combined effects of line- and wind-blanketing, the temperature scale of Galactic B-supergiants needs to be revised downward, by 10 to 20%, the latter value being appropriate for stronger winds. Compared to theoretical predictions, the wind properties of OB-supergiants indicate a number of discrepancies. In fair accordance with recent results, our sample indicates a gradual decrease in v∞ over the bi-stability region, where the limits of this region are located at lower Teff than those predicted. Introducing �