Rotational velocities of B stars

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Abt, Helmut A.; Levato, Orlando Hugo; Grosso, Monica Gladys
Año de publicación
2002
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We measured the projected rotational velocities of 1092 northern B stars listed in the Bright Star Catalogue (BSC) and calibrated them against the 1975 Slettebak et al. system. We found that the published values of B dwarfs in the BSC average 27% higher than those standards. Only 0.3% of the stars have rotational velocities in excess of two-thirds of the breakup velocities, and the mean velocity is only 25% of breakup, implying that impending breakup is not a significant factor in reducing rotational velocities. For the B8-B9.5 III-V stars the bimodal distribution in V can be explained by a set of slowly rotating Ap stars and a set of rapidly rotating normal stars. For the B0-B5 III-V stars that include very few peculiar stars, the distributions in Fare not bimodal. Are the low rotational velocities of B stars due to the occurrence of frequent low-mass companions, planets, or disks? The rotational velocities of giants originating from late B dwarfs are consistent with their conservation of angular momentum in shells. However, we are puzzled by why the giants that originate from the early B dwarfs, despite having 3 times greater radii, have nearly the same rotational velocities. We find that all B-type primaries in binaries with periods less than 2.4 days have synchronized rotational and orbital motions; those with periods between 2.4 and 5.0 days are rotating within a factor 2 of synchronization or are "nearly synchronized." The corresponding period ranges for A-type stars are 4.9 and 10.5 days, or twice as large. We found that the rotational velocities of the primaries are synchronized earlier than their orbits are circularized. The maximum orbital period for circularized B binaries is 1.5 days and for A binaries is 2.5 days. For stars of various ages from 107.5 to 1010.2 yr the maximum circularized periods are a smooth exponential function of age.
Fil: Abt, Helmut A.. Kitt Peak National Observatory; Estados Unidos
Fil: Levato, Orlando Hugo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito"; Argentina
Fil: Grosso, Monica Gladys. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito"; Argentina
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BINARIES: SPECTROSCOPIC
DIFFUSION
STARS: EARLY-TYPE
STARS: PECULIAR
STARS: ROTATION
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spelling Rotational velocities of B starsAbt, Helmut A.Levato, Orlando HugoGrosso, Monica GladysBINARIES: SPECTROSCOPICDIFFUSIONSTARS: EARLY-TYPESTARS: PECULIARSTARS: ROTATIONhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.7https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1We measured the projected rotational velocities of 1092 northern B stars listed in the Bright Star Catalogue (BSC) and calibrated them against the 1975 Slettebak et al. system. We found that the published values of B dwarfs in the BSC average 27% higher than those standards. Only 0.3% of the stars have rotational velocities in excess of two-thirds of the breakup velocities, and the mean velocity is only 25% of breakup, implying that impending breakup is not a significant factor in reducing rotational velocities. For the B8-B9.5 III-V stars the bimodal distribution in V can be explained by a set of slowly rotating Ap stars and a set of rapidly rotating normal stars. For the B0-B5 III-V stars that include very few peculiar stars, the distributions in Fare not bimodal. Are the low rotational velocities of B stars due to the occurrence of frequent low-mass companions, planets, or disks? The rotational velocities of giants originating from late B dwarfs are consistent with their conservation of angular momentum in shells. However, we are puzzled by why the giants that originate from the early B dwarfs, despite having 3 times greater radii, have nearly the same rotational velocities. We find that all B-type primaries in binaries with periods less than 2.4 days have synchronized rotational and orbital motions; those with periods between 2.4 and 5.0 days are rotating within a factor 2 of synchronization or are "nearly synchronized." The corresponding period ranges for A-type stars are 4.9 and 10.5 days, or twice as large. We found that the rotational velocities of the primaries are synchronized earlier than their orbits are circularized. The maximum orbital period for circularized B binaries is 1.5 days and for A binaries is 2.5 days. For stars of various ages from 107.5 to 1010.2 yr the maximum circularized periods are a smooth exponential function of age.Fil: Abt, Helmut A.. Kitt Peak National Observatory; Estados UnidosFil: Levato, Orlando Hugo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito"; ArgentinaFil: Grosso, Monica Gladys. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito"; ArgentinaIOP Publishing2002-07info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/211947Abt, Helmut A.; Levato, Orlando Hugo; Grosso, Monica Gladys; Rotational velocities of B stars; IOP Publishing; Astrophysical Journal; 573; 1; 7-2002; 359-3650004-637XCONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/340590info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1086/340590info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:33:20Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/211947instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:33:21.041CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Rotational velocities of B stars
title Rotational velocities of B stars
spellingShingle Rotational velocities of B stars
Abt, Helmut A.
BINARIES: SPECTROSCOPIC
DIFFUSION
STARS: EARLY-TYPE
STARS: PECULIAR
STARS: ROTATION
title_short Rotational velocities of B stars
title_full Rotational velocities of B stars
title_fullStr Rotational velocities of B stars
title_full_unstemmed Rotational velocities of B stars
title_sort Rotational velocities of B stars
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Abt, Helmut A.
Levato, Orlando Hugo
Grosso, Monica Gladys
author Abt, Helmut A.
author_facet Abt, Helmut A.
Levato, Orlando Hugo
Grosso, Monica Gladys
author_role author
author2 Levato, Orlando Hugo
Grosso, Monica Gladys
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv BINARIES: SPECTROSCOPIC
DIFFUSION
STARS: EARLY-TYPE
STARS: PECULIAR
STARS: ROTATION
topic BINARIES: SPECTROSCOPIC
DIFFUSION
STARS: EARLY-TYPE
STARS: PECULIAR
STARS: ROTATION
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.7
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv We measured the projected rotational velocities of 1092 northern B stars listed in the Bright Star Catalogue (BSC) and calibrated them against the 1975 Slettebak et al. system. We found that the published values of B dwarfs in the BSC average 27% higher than those standards. Only 0.3% of the stars have rotational velocities in excess of two-thirds of the breakup velocities, and the mean velocity is only 25% of breakup, implying that impending breakup is not a significant factor in reducing rotational velocities. For the B8-B9.5 III-V stars the bimodal distribution in V can be explained by a set of slowly rotating Ap stars and a set of rapidly rotating normal stars. For the B0-B5 III-V stars that include very few peculiar stars, the distributions in Fare not bimodal. Are the low rotational velocities of B stars due to the occurrence of frequent low-mass companions, planets, or disks? The rotational velocities of giants originating from late B dwarfs are consistent with their conservation of angular momentum in shells. However, we are puzzled by why the giants that originate from the early B dwarfs, despite having 3 times greater radii, have nearly the same rotational velocities. We find that all B-type primaries in binaries with periods less than 2.4 days have synchronized rotational and orbital motions; those with periods between 2.4 and 5.0 days are rotating within a factor 2 of synchronization or are "nearly synchronized." The corresponding period ranges for A-type stars are 4.9 and 10.5 days, or twice as large. We found that the rotational velocities of the primaries are synchronized earlier than their orbits are circularized. The maximum orbital period for circularized B binaries is 1.5 days and for A binaries is 2.5 days. For stars of various ages from 107.5 to 1010.2 yr the maximum circularized periods are a smooth exponential function of age.
Fil: Abt, Helmut A.. Kitt Peak National Observatory; Estados Unidos
Fil: Levato, Orlando Hugo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito"; Argentina
Fil: Grosso, Monica Gladys. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito"; Argentina
description We measured the projected rotational velocities of 1092 northern B stars listed in the Bright Star Catalogue (BSC) and calibrated them against the 1975 Slettebak et al. system. We found that the published values of B dwarfs in the BSC average 27% higher than those standards. Only 0.3% of the stars have rotational velocities in excess of two-thirds of the breakup velocities, and the mean velocity is only 25% of breakup, implying that impending breakup is not a significant factor in reducing rotational velocities. For the B8-B9.5 III-V stars the bimodal distribution in V can be explained by a set of slowly rotating Ap stars and a set of rapidly rotating normal stars. For the B0-B5 III-V stars that include very few peculiar stars, the distributions in Fare not bimodal. Are the low rotational velocities of B stars due to the occurrence of frequent low-mass companions, planets, or disks? The rotational velocities of giants originating from late B dwarfs are consistent with their conservation of angular momentum in shells. However, we are puzzled by why the giants that originate from the early B dwarfs, despite having 3 times greater radii, have nearly the same rotational velocities. We find that all B-type primaries in binaries with periods less than 2.4 days have synchronized rotational and orbital motions; those with periods between 2.4 and 5.0 days are rotating within a factor 2 of synchronization or are "nearly synchronized." The corresponding period ranges for A-type stars are 4.9 and 10.5 days, or twice as large. We found that the rotational velocities of the primaries are synchronized earlier than their orbits are circularized. The maximum orbital period for circularized B binaries is 1.5 days and for A binaries is 2.5 days. For stars of various ages from 107.5 to 1010.2 yr the maximum circularized periods are a smooth exponential function of age.
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