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在邻近星系中发现新的B[e]超巨星和候选亮蓝变星

Discovering new B[e] supergiants and candidate Luminous Blue Variables in nearby galaxies

Grigoris Maravelias, Stephan de Wit, Alceste Z. Bonanos, Frank Tramper, Gonzalo Munoz-Sanchez, Evangelia Christodoulou

AI总结:

ASSESS项目通过观测27个邻近星系中约1000个红外源,新发现6颗B[e]超巨星和2颗亮蓝变星,并揭示B[e]超巨星可存在于金属丰度低至0.14 Z⊙的环境,为理解大质量恒星间歇性质量损失提供新证据。

摘要:

质量损失是决定恒星演化的关键参数之一。尽管在过去几十年中我们取得了进展,观测得到的数值与理论预测仍无法吻合。更糟糕的是,在某些阶段,如B[e]超巨星(B[e]SGs)和亮蓝变星(LBVs),大量质量会通过间歇性或爆发活动流失。这导致它们周围形成各种结构,使尘埃得以形成,从而使这些天体成为明亮的红外源。ASSESS项目旨在通过研究大量冷热天体(如B[e]SGs/LBVs),确定间歇性质量损失在大质量恒星演化中的作用。为此,我们启动了一项大规模观测活动,获取27个邻近星系中约1000个红外选定源的光谱数据。在该项目中,我们成功识别出7颗B[e]超巨星(其中1颗为候选体)和4颗亮蓝变星,其中分别有6颗和2颗为新发现。我们利用光谱、测光和光变曲线信息,更好地约束了所报告天体的性质。我们特别注意到在金属丰度低至0.14 Z⊙的环境中存在B[e]超巨星。

英文摘要:

Mass loss is one of the key parameters that determine stellar evolution. Despite the progress we have achieved over the last decades we still cannot match the observational derived values with theoretical predictions. Even worse, there are certain phases, such as the B[e] supergiants (B[e]SGs) and the Luminous Blue Variables (LBVs), where significant mass is lost through episodic or outburst activity. This leads to various structures around them that permit dust formation, making these objects bright IR sources. The ASSESS project aims to determine the role of episodic mass in the evolution of massive stars, by examining large numbers of cool and hot objects (such as B[e]SGs/LBVs). For this, we initiated a large observing campaign to obtain spectroscopic data for $\sim$1000 IR selected sources in 27 nearby galaxies. Within this project we successfully identified 7 B[e] supergiants (one candidate) and 4 Luminous Blue Variables of which 6 and 2, respectively, are new discoveries. We used spectroscopic, photometric, and light curve information to better constrain the nature of the reported objects. We particularly note the presence of B[e]SGs at metallicity environments as low as 0.14 Z$_{\odot}$.

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