Spectroscopic variability of IRAS22272+5435
Autor: | F. A. Musaev, Julius Sperauskas, Yakiv V. Pavlenko, Bruce J. Hrivnak, B. M. Kaminsky, Aija Grankina, Laimons Začs |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Physics
Photosphere Nebula Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena FOS: Physical sciences Astronomy and Astrophysics Astrophysics Effective temperature Planetary nebula Spectral line Radial velocity Atmosphere Stars Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics 13. Climate action Space and Planetary Science Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR) |
Popis: | A time series of high-resolution spectra was observed in the optical wavelength region for the bright proto-planetary nebula IRAS22272+5435 (HD235858), along with a simultaneous monitoring of its radial velocity and $BVR_C$ magnitudes. The object is known to vary in light, color, and velocity due to pulsation with a period of 132 days. The light and color variations are accompanied by significant changes in spectral features, most of which are identified as lines of carbon-bearing molecules. According to the observations, the $C_2$ Swan system and CN Red system lines are stronger near the light minimum. A photospheric spectrum of the central star was calculated using new self-consistent atmospheric models. The observed intensity variations in the $C_2$ Swan system and CN Red system lines were found to be much larger than expected if due solely to the temperature variation in the atmosphere of the pulsating star. In addition, the molecular lines are blueshifted relative to the photospheric velocity. The site of formation of the strong molecular features appears to be a cool outflow triggered by the pulsation. The variability in atomic lines seems to be mostly due variations of the effective temperature during the pulsation cycle. The profiles of strong atomic lines are split, and some of them are variable in a time scale of a week or so, probably because of shock waves in the outer atmosphere. 23 pages, 14 figures, 7 tables, accepted for publication in ApJ |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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