New Insight into the FS CMa System MWC 645 from Near-Infrared and Optical Spectroscopy

Autor: Andrea Fabiana Torres, María Laura Arias, Michaela Kraus, Lorena Verónica Mercanti, Tõnis Eenmäe
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Galaxies, Vol 11, Iss 3, p 72 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2075-4434
DOI: 10.3390/galaxies11030072
Popis: The B[e] phenomenon is manifested by a heterogeneous group of stars surrounded by gaseous and dusty circumstellar envelopes with similar physical conditions. Among these stars, the FS CMa-type objects are suspected to be binary systems, which could be experiencing or have undergone a mass-transfer process that could explain the large amount of material surrounding them. We aim to contribute to the knowledge of a recently confirmed binary, MWC 645, which could be undergoing an active mass-transfer process. We present near-infrared and optical spectra, identify atomic and molecular spectral features, and derive different quantitative properties of line profiles. Based on publicly available photometric data, we search for periodicity in the light curve and model the spectral energy distribution. We have detected molecular bands of CO in absorption at 1.62 μm and 2.3 μm for the first time. We derive an upper limit for the effective temperature of the cool binary component. We found a correlation between the enhancement of the Hα emission and the decrease in optical brightness that could be associated with mass-ejection events or an increase in mass loss. We outline the global properties of the envelope, possibly responsible for brightness variations due to a variable extinction, and briefly speculate on different possible scenarios.
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