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V39的性质:一个LBV候选人或LBV冒名顶替者在非常低金属丰度星系IC 1613?

The nature of V39: an LBV candidate or LBV impostor in the very low metallicity galaxy IC 1613?

A. Herrero, M. Garcia, K. Uytterhoeven, F. Najarro, D. J. Lennon, J. S. Vink, N. Castro

摘要:

[摘要]背景:很少有亮蓝变星(LBV)或候选亮蓝变星(LBVc)的例子是已知的,特别是在低于SMC的金属丰度。LBV阶段对于大质量恒星的演化至关重要,而它与金属丰度的关系却知之甚少。IC 1613中的V39是一个著名的光度变星,B波段的变化大于1等。在其期间。这颗恒星之前被认为是室女座W星系和IC 1613红超巨星的投影,显示出可能是LBVc的特征。方法:我们调查中分辨率的蓝色和红色VLT-VIMOS光谱的V39,覆盖40天的时间跨度,并进行定量分析的组合光谱使用模式大气代码CMFGEN。结果:我们识别出了强的巴耳末和FeII P-Cygni轮廓,以及类似于蓝色B-A超巨星和红色G星的混合光谱。没有显着的Vrad变化被检测到,光谱变化是在光度周期小。我们的分析将V39置于LBV和LBVc区域的低光度部分,但它也与sgB[e]星一致。结论:V39的径向速度表明它属于IC 1613。缺乏Vrad变化和光谱变化排除了二元情景。观察到的特征与室女座W星不一致,这种可能性也被排除。我们认为这颗恒星是一颗B-A LBVc或sgB[e]星,周围有一个厚的盘在进动。如果得到证实,V39将是迄今为止已知的金属丰度最低的LBV候选者。或者,它可能代表了大质量恒星演化的一个新的瞬态阶段,一个LBV冒名顶替者。

英文摘要:

[abridged] Context: Very few examples of luminous blue variable (LBV) stars or LBV candidates (LBVc) are known, particularly at metallicities below the SMC. The LBV phase is crucial for the evolution of massive stars, and its behavior with metallicity is poorly known. V39 in IC 1613 is a well-known photometric variable, with B-band changes larger than 1mag. over its period. The star, previously proposed to be a projection of a Galactic W Virginis and an IC 1613 red supergiant, shows features that render it a possible LBVc. Method: We investigate mid-resolution blue and red VLT-VIMOS spectra of V39, covering a time span of 40 days, and perform a quantitative analysis of the combined spectrum using the model atmosphere code CMFGEN. Results: We identify strong Balmer and FeII P-Cygni profiles, and a hybrid spectrum resembling a B-A supergiant in the blue and a G-star in the red. No significant Vrad variations are detected, and the spectral changes are small over the photometric period. Our analysis places V39 in the low-luminosity part of the LBV and LBVc region, but it is also consistent with a sgB[e] star. Conclusions: The radial velocity indicates that V39 belongs to IC 1613. The lack of Vrad changes and spectroscopic variations excludes binary scenarios. The features observed are not consistent with a W Virginis star, and this possibility is also discarded. We propose that the star is a B-A LBVc or sgB[e] star surrounded by a thick disk precessing around it. If confirmed, V39 would be the lowest metallicity resolved LBV candidate known to date. Alternatively, it could represent a new transient phase of massive star evolution, an LBV impostor.

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