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黄色超巨星HR 5171 A:在共同包层相分辨大质量相互作用双星

The yellow hypergiant HR 5171 A: Resolving a massive interacting binary in the common envelope phase

O. Chesneau, A. Meilland, E. Chapellier, F. Millour, A. M. Van Genderen, Y. Nazé, N. Smith, A. Spang, J. V. Smoker, L. Dessart, S. Kanaan, Ph. Bendjoya, M. W. F… 展开作者

O. Chesneau, A. Meilland, E. Chapellier, F. Millour, A. M. Van Genderen, Y. Nazé, N. Smith, A. Spang, J. V. Smoker, L. Dessart, S. Kanaan, Ph. Bendjoya, M. W. Feast, J. H. Groh, A. Lobel, N. Nardetto, S. Otero, R. D. Oudmaijer, A. G. Tekola, P. A. Whitelock, C. Arcos, M. Curé, L. Vanzi

摘要:

我们启动了对不稳定黄超巨星(YHG)直径的长期光学干涉测量监测,目的是检测其半径的长期演变和与大质量损失事件相关的短期形成。我们用AMBER/VLTI观察了HR 5171 A。我们还研究了跨越60多年的可见光和近红外的档案测光数据,以及稀疏的光谱数据。HR 5171 A具有复杂的外观。我们的AMBER数据揭示了一颗令人惊讶的大恒星,YHG R*=1315+/-260Rsun\(~6.1AU),距离为3.6+/-0.5kpc。该源被一个扩展的星云包围,这些数据也显示了该系统亮度分布的不对称性,我们将其归因于位于主星前面的新发现的伴星。伴星的特征也在视觉测光中被发现,它的轨道周期为Porb=1304+/-6d。用NIGHTFALL程序模拟光变曲线提供了明确的证据,证明该系统是一个接触或可能过接触的食双星。推测该系统目前的总质量为39^{+40}_{-22}太阳质量,质量比q>10。HR 5171 A的低质量伴星非常接近嵌入其密集风中的主星。缺乏对初级线圈倾角和vsini的严格约束,这使我们无法精确确定其对质量损失现象的影响,但系统可能正在经历风罗切瓣溢出。根据转移到恒星包层的角动量的大小,HR 5171 A可能会成为一颗快速旋转的B[e]/亮蓝变星(LBV)/沃尔夫-拉叶星。无论如何,HR 5171 A强调了双星对于解释不稳定的YHG和大质量恒星演化的可能重要性。

英文摘要:

We initiated long-term optical interferometry monitoring of the diameters of unstable yellow hypergiants (YHG) with the goal of detecting both the long-term evolution of their radius and shorter term formation related to large mass-loss events. We observed HR5171 A with AMBER/VLTI. We also examined archival photometric data in the visual and near-IR spanning more than 60 years, as well as sparse spectroscopic data. HR5171A exhibits a complex appearance. Our AMBER data reveal a surprisingly large star for a YHG R*=1315+/-260Rsun\ (~6.1AU) at the distance of 3.6+/-0.5kpc. The source is surrounded by an extended nebulosity, and these data also show a large level of asymmetry in the brightness distribution of the system, which we attribute to a newly discovered companion star located in front of the primary star. The companion's signature is also detected in the visual photometry, which indicates an orbital period of Porb=1304+/-6d. Modeling the light curve with the NIGHTFALL program provides clear evidence that the system is a contact or possibly over-contact eclipsing binary. A total current system mass of 39^{+40}_{-22} solar mass and a high mass ratio q>10 is inferred for the system. The low-mass companion of HR5171 A is very close to the primary star that is embedded within its dense wind. Tight constraints on the inclination and vsini of the primary are lacking, which prevents us from determining its influence precisely on the mass-loss phenomenon, but the system is probably experiencing a wind Roche-Lobe overflow. Depending on the amount of angular momentum that can be transferred to the stellar envelope, HR5171 A may become a fast-rotating B[e]/Luminous Blue Variable (LBV)/Wolf-Rayet star. In any case, HR5171 A highlights the possible importance of binaries for interpreting the unstable YHGs and for massive star evolution in general.

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