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URN: urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-17736
URL: http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2008/1773/

de Koter, A. ; Vink, J. S. ; Muijres, L.

Constraints on wind clumping from the empirical mass-loss vs. metallicity relation for early-type stars

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Kurzfassung in Englisch

We present the latest results on the observational dependence of the mass-loss rate in stellar winds of O and early-B stars on the metal content of their atmospheres, and compare these with predictions. Absolute empirical rates for the mass loss of stars brighter than 10$^{5.2} L_{\odot}$, based on H$\alpha$ and ultraviolet (UV) wind lines, are found to be about a factor of two higher than predictions. If this difference is attributed to inhomogeneities in the wind this would imply that luminous O and early-B stars have clumping factors in their H$\alpha$ and UV line forming regime of about a factor of 3--5. The investigated stars cover a metallicity range $Z$ from 0.2 to 1 $Z_{\odot}$. We find a hint towards smaller clumping factors for lower $Z$. The derived clumping factors, however, presuppose that clumping does not impact the predictions of the mass-loss rate. We discuss this assumption and explain how we intend to investigate its validity in more detail.

RVK - Regensburger Verbundklassifikation: US 1999.07

Collection 1: Universität Potsdam / Tagungen / Clumping in hot-star winds: International Workshop, Potsdam, Germany, 18. - 22. June 2007

Collection 2: Universität Potsdam / Tagungen / Clumping in hot-star winds: International Workshop, Potsdam, Germany, 18. - 22. June 2007 / Talks and Discussions (in alphabetical order)

Collection 3: Universität Potsdam / Tagungen / Clumping in hot-star winds: International Workshop, Potsdam, Germany, 18. - 22. June 2007 / Talks and Discussions (organized by sections) / Spectroscopy and mass loss diagnostic: observations

Institut: Extern

DDC-Sachgruppe: Astronomie

Dokumentart: c InProceedings (Aufsatz / Paper einer Konferenz etc.)

Sprache: Englisch

Erstellungsjahr: 2007

Publikationsdatum: 25.04.2008

Bemerkung:
The complete edition of the proceedings "Clumping in hot-star winds" is available:
urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-13981

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