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Wolf-Rayet星风团的偏振变化

Polarization Variability Arising from Clumps in the Winds of Wolf-Rayet Stars

Q. Li, J. P. Cassinelli, J. C. Brown, R. Ignace

摘要:

沃尔夫-拉叶(WR)恒星的偏振和光度变化所造成的团块在风中,被重新审视。在Li等2000的改进模型中,考虑了厚度的径向膨胀,但保留了对β速度定律的依赖性,即恒星掩星效应。我们再次搜索的参数,可以产生一致的结果与观察方面的平均偏振,偏振光度变化的比率,和体积填充因子。通过蒙特卡罗方法随机化簇生成和空间分布,以便产生平均在空间中均匀分布并且具有高斯分布的时间间隔的簇。生成的团块以由β指数确定的速度定律径向向外移动,并且团块的角大小被假设为保持固定。通过对观测结果和体积填充因子的拟合,推导出了团簇速度规律指数β和团簇抛射率,并发现它们具有很好的约束性。此外,宽发射线上的次峰特征似乎支持团块喷射率。同时,通过拟合观测到的偏振,得到了包含在团块中的总质量损失率的分数。我们的结论是,这张图片的丛属性产生了一个有价值的诊断WR风结构。

英文摘要:

The polarimetric and photometric variability of Wolf-Rayet (WR) stars as caused by clumps in the winds, is revisited. In the model which is improved from Li et al. 2000, the radial expansion of the thickness is accounted for, but we retain the dependence on the beta velocity law, stellar occultation effects. We again search for parameters that can yield results consistent with observations in regards to the mean polarization, the ratio of polarimetric to photometric variability, and the volume filling factor. Clump generation and spatial distribution are randomized by the Monte Carlo method so as to produce clumps which are, in the mean, distributed uniformly in space and have time intervals with a Gaussian distribution. The generated clumps move radially outward with a velocity law determined by a beta index, and the angular size of the clumps is assumed to keep fixed. By fitting the observational results and the volume filling factor, the clump velocity law index beta and clump ejection rate are inferred, and are found to be well constrained. In addition, the subpeak features on broad emission lines seem to support the clump ejection rate. Meanwhile, the fraction of the total mass loss rate that is contained in the clumps is obtained by fitting the observed polarization. We conclude that this picture for the clump properties produces a valuable diagnostic of WR wind structure.

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