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发现三颗银河系沃尔夫-拉耶星

The Discovery of Three Galactic Wolf-Rayet Stars

Laurella C. Marin, Philip Massey, Brian A. Skiff, Kennedy A. Farrell

AI总结:

本文通过盖亚光谱和地面望远镜观测,新发现三颗银河系沃尔夫-拉耶星(含一颗双星),计算其绝对星等,并指出WR星普查不完整及双星研究价值。

摘要:

沃尔夫-拉耶星(WRs)是演化后的大质量恒星,处于核心坍缩之前的短暂阶段。它们不仅罕见,而且由于银河系盘面存在高度消光,寻找它们可能特别困难。本文讨论了新发现的三颗银河系WR星,这些恒星先前被归类为Hα发射星,但得益于盖亚(Gaia)光谱,我们能够识别出表征WR星的宽而强的发射线。利用洛厄尔发现望远镜和DeVeny摄谱仪,我们获得了每颗恒星的光谱。其中两颗为WC9型,第三颗为WN6 + O6.5 V双星。后者是一个已知的食双星系统,其周期为4.4天,数据来自ASAS-SN。我们计算得出这三颗星的绝对视星等介于-7到-6之间,这与我们对这些子型的预期一致。这些发现凸显了银河系本地体积内WR星普查的不完整性,并表明未来通过盖亚低色散光谱发现银河系WR星的潜力。此外,对新发现双星的视向速度研究将提供直接的质量估计和轨道参数,增进我们对双星在大质量恒星演化中所起作用的认识。

英文摘要:

Wolf-Rayet stars (WRs) are evolved massive stars in the brief stage before they undergo core collapse. Not only are they rare, but they also can be particularly difficult to find due to the high extinction in the Galactic plane. This paper discusses the discovery of three new Galactic WRs previously classified as H$α$ emission stars, but thanks to Gaia spectra, we were able to identify the broad, strong emission lines that characterize WRs. Using the Lowell Discovery Telescope and the DeVeny spectrograph, we obtained spectra for each star. Two are WC9s, and the third is a WN6 + O6.5 V binary. The latter is a known eclipsing system with a 4.4 day period from ASAS-SN data. We calculate absolute visual magnitudes for all three stars to be between -7 and -6, which is consistent with our expectations of these subtypes. These discoveries highlight the incompleteness of the WR census in our local volume of the Milky Way and suggest the potential for future Galactic WR discoveries from Gaia low-dispersion spectra. Furthermore, radial velocity studies of the newly found binary will provide direct mass estimates and orbital parameters, adding to our knowledge of the role that binarity plays in massive star evolution.

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