Bibcode
DOI
Bianchi, Luciana; Garcia, Miriam
Referencia bibliográfica
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 581, Issue 1, pp. 610-625.
Fecha de publicación:
12
2002
Revista
Número de citas
67
Número de citas referidas
55
Descripción
We derived photospheric parameters, mass-loss rates, and wind velocities
of Galactic O6-O7 stars by analyzing high-resolution spectra in the
far-UV and UV ranges with line-blanketed, hydrodynamic, non-LTE
spherical models. We combined spectra from the Far Ultraviolet
Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) in the range 905-1187 Å and
International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) archival spectra (1150-3250
Å) and used the WM-BASIC code of Pauldrach et al. to compute model
spectra. Lines in the FUSE range include high ionization stages (e.g., O
VI) and lower abundance non-CNO elements (e.g., P V). Analyzed in
addition to the N IV, N V, Si IV, and C IV lines in the IUE range, these
features play a crucial role in uniquely constraining the stellar
parameters, assessing the presence of shocks in the wind, and
quantifying the effects of the resulting soft X-rays on the wind
ionization. The effective temperatures derived from the consistent
analysis of the far-UV and UV spectra are significantly (~6000 K or 15%
on average, or between 4000 and 8000 K) lower than most values
previously derived for some of our targets and lower than typical values
assigned to their spectral types from different compilations. This
result has great implications for our understanding of the evolution of
massive stars and the characterization of young stellar populations, as
well as for energy balance calculations of H II regions. Based on
observations with the NASA-CNES-CSA Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic
Explorer, which is operated by The Johns Hopkins University under NASA
contract NAS5-32985, and on IUE observations from the MAST and INES
archives.