Bibcode
Bianchi, L.; Garcia, M.
Referencia bibliográfica
American Astronomical Society, 199th AAS Meeting, #13.01; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 33, p.1327
Fecha de publicación:
12
2001
Número de citas
1
Número de citas referidas
0
Descripción
We analysed high resolution spectra of Galactic O-type stars from the
far-UV to the optical. We combined spectra from the Far Ultraviolet
Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) in the range 905-1187Å, IUE or HST
archive spectra (1150-3300Å), and optical blue and Hα
spectra from the La Palma INT. The spectra were analysed with
line-blanketed, hydrodynamic, non-LTE models to derive photospheric
parameters, mass loss rates and wind velocities. In the UV and far-UV
range, the model spectra were computed with the WM-BASIC code (Pauldrach
et al. 2001, A.A. 375, 161). In the optical range two different
modelings were attempted. Preliminary results for mid-O types indicate
that the temperatures are ≈ 2000 to 5000 K lower than the canonical
values currently assumed for their spectral types. The uncertainties are
much lower than the discrepancy. The new results may be in part due to
the new modeling techniques, but the lines in the far-UV range, such as
OVI and PV, in addition to the NIV, NV, SiIV, CIII and CIV lines in the
IUE range, play a crucial role in constraining the stellar parameters,
and in assessing the role of shocks in the wind ionization. This work
was partly supported by NASA grant NAG5-9219 (NRA-99-01-LTSA-029)