Long-Term Spectroscopic Monitoring and Surveys of Early-Type Stars with and without Circumstellar Envelopes

Autor: Miroshnichenko Anatoly S., Danford Steven, Zharikov Sergei V., Manset Nadine, Levato Hugo, Grosso Monica, Korčáková Daniela, Kusakin Anatoly V., Khokhlov Serik A., Prendergast Peter
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Open Astronomy, Vol 26, Iss 1, Pp 93-98 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2543-6376
DOI: 10.1515/astro-2017-0027
Popis: Ongoing studies of different groups of stars result in improving our knowledge of their fundamental parameters and evolutionary status. Also, they result in finding new phases of stellar evolution, which require theoretical explanation. At the same time, availability of large telescopes and sensitivity improvement of detectors shift the focus of many observational programs toward fainter and more distant objects. However, there are still many problems in our understanding of details of stellar evolution which can now be solved with small telescopes and observations of bright stars. Approaching these problems implies conducting surveys of large groups of stars and long-term monitoring of individual objects. In this talk, we present the results of recent international programs of photometric and spectral monitoring of several groups of early-type stars. In particular, we discuss the role of binarity in creation of the Be phenomenon and show examples of recently discovered binary systems as well as the problem of refining fundamental parameters of B and A type supergiants. Special attention will be paid to collaboration with the amateur community and use of échelle spectrographs mounted on small telescopes.
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