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The Possible Role of Radiative Acceleration in Supporting Extended Atmospheres in Be Stars
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 August 2015
Abstract
A detailed calculation of the radiative acceleration in B-type stars shows it to be a double-peaked function of effective temperature at small optical depths. The two peaks are shown to coincide approximately with peaks in the distribution of mean Hα emission strength as a function of B - V color in Be stars. These facts suggest that radiation may play an important role in the support of the Be star extended atmosphere.
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