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Multicomponent radiatively driven stellar winds I.Nonisothermal three-component wind of hot B stars

KRTIČKA, Jiří and Jiří KUBÁT

Basic information

Original name

Multicomponent radiatively driven stellar winds I.Nonisothermal three-component wind of hot B stars

Authors

KRTIČKA, Jiří (203 Czech Republic, guarantor) and Jiří KUBÁT

Edition

Astronomy and Astrophysics, Les Ulis Cedex, France, EDP Sciences, 2001, 0004-6361

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10308 Astronomy

Country of publisher

France

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 2.790 in 2000

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/01:00004112

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

Keywords in English

hydrodynamics -- stars: mass-loss -- stars: early-type -- stars: winds -- stars: individual: tau Sco

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 5/3/2007 17:57, prof. Mgr. Jiří Krtička, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

We computed models of a three-component nonisothermal radiatively driven stellar wind for different spectral types of hot B stars. We showed that friction heats mainly the outer parts of the wind and the modified temperature stratification leads to a decrease of the outflow velocity. Contrary to the isothermal case, even the possibility of decoupling of radiatively absorbing ions and (major) nonabsorbing component is excluded for a realistic form of the driving force. Regardless of the actual form of the driving force, we derived general conditions under which decoupling of a stellar wind may occur. We demonstrated that the possibility of decoupling is closely related to the functional dependence of the driving force and to the ratio of the densities of individual components. We discuss several consequences of a multifluid phenomenon in hot star winds, particularly metallicity effects and the implications of possible helium decoupling on chemically peculiar stars. We propose an explanation of the low terminal velocity of tau Sco based on frictional heating.

Links

GA205/01/0656, research and development project
Name: Modelování rozsáhlých obálek horkých hvězd