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Investigating the impact of different velocity fields on the spectral appearance of Wolf-Rayet stars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 August 2024

R. R. Lefever Open the ORCID record for R. R. Lefever [Opens in a new window] ,
T. Shenar ,
A. A. C. Sander ,
L. Poniatowski ,
K. Dsilva  and
H. Todt
R. R. Lefever*
Affiliation:
Zentrum für Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg, Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Mönchhofstr. 12-14, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany Institute for Astronomy (IvS), KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
T. Shenar
Affiliation:
Institute for Astronomy (IvS), KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, 3000 Leuven, Belgium Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
A. A. C. Sander
Affiliation:
Zentrum für Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg, Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Mönchhofstr. 12-14, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
L. Poniatowski
Affiliation:
Institute for Astronomy (IvS), KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
K. Dsilva
Affiliation:
Zentrum für Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg, Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Mönchhofstr. 12-14, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
H. Todt
Affiliation:
Institut für Physik und Astronomie, Universität Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24/25, D-14476 Potsdam, Germany
*
email: roel.lefever@uni-heidelberg.de
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Abstract

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The emission line spectra of WR stars are often formed completely in the optically thick stellar wind. Hence, any assumption on the wind velocity law in a spectral analysis has a profound impact on the determination of the stellar parameters. By comparing Potsdam Wolf-Rayet (PoWR) model spectra calculated with different β laws, we show that the velocity field heavily influences the spectra: by using the appropriate β laws, the entire range of late and early types can be covered with the same stellar model.

Keywords

SpectropolarimetryX-raysWR starsbinary systems
Type
Poster Paper
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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 18 , Symposium S361: Massive Stars Near and Far , May 2022 , pp. 505 - 506
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