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在高度可变的WN8沃尔夫-拉叶星WR 123的光谱中发现的10小时周期

A 10-hour period revealed in optical spectra of the highly variable WN8 Wolf-Rayet star WR 123

A. -N. Chené, C. Foellmi, S. V. Marchenko, N. St-Louis, A. F. J. Moffat, D. Ballereau, J. Chauville, J. Zorec, C. A. Poteet

摘要:

目标。沃尔夫-拉叶WN 8星和WR 123星的大振幅变率的起源是什么?一个专门的光谱活动的目标是以前在MOST卫星获得的高精度光度数据中发现的10小时周期。方法. 2003年6 - 8月,我们从λλ 4000 - 6940 A^{ \circ }域的几个站点获得了一系列高信噪比、中等分辨率的光谱。我们还跟踪恒星偶尔宽带(约翰逊V)测光。获得的光谱允许详细研究从\sim 5分钟到数月的时间尺度上的光谱变化。结果我们发现,所有观察到的谱线的一个给定的化学元素往往表现出类似的变化,有一个很好的相关性之间的线,没有任何显着的时间延迟,保存的强吸收成分的Hei线,这往往会改变不同的发射部分。我们发现一个单一的持续的周期性,P \sim 9.8小时,这可能与一年后获得的MOST测光中发现的相对稳定的脉动。此外,在几小时到几天的时间尺度上,在所有谱线中也可以看到看似随机的大幅度变化。

英文摘要:

Aims. What is the origin of the large-amplitude variability in Wolf-Rayet WN8 stars in general and WR123 in particular? A dedicated spectroscopic campaign targets the ten-hour period previously found in the high-precision photometric data obtained by the MOST satellite. Methods. In June-August 2003 we obtained a series of high signal-to-noise, mid-resolution spectra from several sites in the λλ 4000 - 6940 A^{\circ} domain. We also followed the star with occasional broadband (Johnson V) photometry. The acquired spectroscopy allowed a detailed study of spectral variability on timescales from \sim 5 minutes to months. Results. We find that all observed spectral lines of a given chemical element tend to show similar variations and that there is a good correlation between the lines of different elements, without any significant time delays, save the strong absorption components of the Hei lines, which tend to vary differently from the emission parts. We find a single sustained periodicity, P \sim 9.8 h, which is likely related to the relatively stable pulsations found in MOST photometry obtained one year later. In addition, seemingly stochastic, large-amplitude variations are also seen in all spectral lines on timescales of several hours to several days.

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