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The physical nature of WR8 (WN6/WC4)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2017

Paul A. Crowther ,
Linda J. Smith  and
Allan J. Willis
Paul A. Crowther
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
Linda J. Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
Allan J. Willis
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK

Abstract

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An analysis of the UV, optical and IR spectra of the composite WN/WC star WR8 is presented using the WR standard model. All spectral features are consistent with formation in the same stellar wind. The stellar parameters are T*=49kK, log L/L⊙=5.1, log Ṁ = −4.2, v∞=1590 km s−1. The derived chemistry (C/He=0.025, C/N=3, C/O=4) is intermediate between normal WN and WC stars.

Keywords

stars:atmospheresWolf-Rayetabundanceswindsmass-loss
Type
Session II - Model atmospheres for single Wolf-Rayet stars
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 163: Wolf-Rayet Stars: Binaries, Colliding Winds, Evolution , 1995 , pp. 152 - 153
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1995 

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