A ~ 40 year variability cycle in the luminous blue variable/Wolf-Rayet Binary System HD 5980?

Autores
Koenigsberger, Gloria; Georgiev, Leonid; Hillier, D. John; Morrell, Nidia Irene; Barba, Rodolfo Hector; Gamen, Roberto Claudio
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2010
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The massive Wolf-Rayet stellar system HD 5980 in the Small Magellanic Cloud entered a sudden and brief ~ 1-3 mag eruptive state in the mid-1990s. The cause of the instability is not yet understood, but mechanisms similar to those in luminous blue variables are suspected. Using a previously unreported set of spectroscopic data obtained in 1955-1967 and recently acquired optical and HST/STIS spectra, we find that (1) the brief eruptions of 1993 and 1994 occurred at the beginning of an extended (~ decades) high state of activity characterized by large emission-line intensities; (2) the level of activity is currently subsiding; and (3) another strong emission-line episode appears to have occurred between 1960 and 1965, suggesting the possibility that the long-term cyclical variability may be recurrent on a ~ 40 year timescale. These characteristics suggest the possible classification of HD 5980 as an S Doradus-type variable. The effects due to binary interactions in the system are discussed, and we tentatively suggest that the short duration and relatively hot spectral type (WN11/B1.5I) observed during maximum in the visual light curve may be attributed to these interactions.
Fil: Koenigsberger, Gloria. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; México
Fil: Georgiev, Leonid. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; México
Fil: Hillier, D. John. University Of Pittsburgh; Estados Unidos
Fil: Morrell, Nidia Irene. The Carnegie Observatories. Las Campanas Observatory; Chile. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Barba, Rodolfo Hector. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientiâ­ficas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico San Juan. Instituto de Ciencias Astronomicas de la Tierra y del Espacio; Argentina. Universidad de la Serena; Chile
Fil: Gamen, Roberto Claudio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico la Plata. Instituto de Astrofísica de la Plata; Argentina
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Eclipsing Binaries:
Hd 5980 (Estrella)
S Doradus (Estrella)
Wolf-Rayet Stars
Variable Stars
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spelling A ~ 40 year variability cycle in the luminous blue variable/Wolf-Rayet Binary System HD 5980?Koenigsberger, GloriaGeorgiev, LeonidHillier, D. JohnMorrell, Nidia IreneBarba, Rodolfo HectorGamen, Roberto ClaudioEclipsing Binaries:Hd 5980 (Estrella)S Doradus (Estrella)Wolf-Rayet StarsVariable Starshttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1The massive Wolf-Rayet stellar system HD 5980 in the Small Magellanic Cloud entered a sudden and brief ~ 1-3 mag eruptive state in the mid-1990s. The cause of the instability is not yet understood, but mechanisms similar to those in luminous blue variables are suspected. Using a previously unreported set of spectroscopic data obtained in 1955-1967 and recently acquired optical and HST/STIS spectra, we find that (1) the brief eruptions of 1993 and 1994 occurred at the beginning of an extended (~ decades) high state of activity characterized by large emission-line intensities; (2) the level of activity is currently subsiding; and (3) another strong emission-line episode appears to have occurred between 1960 and 1965, suggesting the possibility that the long-term cyclical variability may be recurrent on a ~ 40 year timescale. These characteristics suggest the possible classification of HD 5980 as an S Doradus-type variable. The effects due to binary interactions in the system are discussed, and we tentatively suggest that the short duration and relatively hot spectral type (WN11/B1.5I) observed during maximum in the visual light curve may be attributed to these interactions.Fil: Koenigsberger, Gloria. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; MéxicoFil: Georgiev, Leonid. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; MéxicoFil: Hillier, D. John. University Of Pittsburgh; Estados UnidosFil: Morrell, Nidia Irene. The Carnegie Observatories. Las Campanas Observatory; Chile. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Barba, Rodolfo Hector. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientiâ­ficas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico San Juan. Instituto de Ciencias Astronomicas de la Tierra y del Espacio; Argentina. Universidad de la Serena; ChileFil: Gamen, Roberto Claudio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico la Plata. Instituto de Astrofísica de la Plata; ArgentinaIop Publishing2010-06info: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/11336/9583Koenigsberger, Gloria; Georgiev, Leonid; Hillier, D. John; Morrell, Nidia Irene; Barba, Rodolfo Hector; et al.; A ~ 40 year variability cycle in the luminous blue variable/Wolf-Rayet Binary System HD 5980?; Iop Publishing; Astronomical Journal; 139; 6; 6-2010; 2600-26110004-6256enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0004-6256/139/6/2600/metainfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1088/0004-6256/139/6/2600info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-15T15:05:58Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/9583instacron: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:34982025-10-15 15:05:58.333CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A ~ 40 year variability cycle in the luminous blue variable/Wolf-Rayet Binary System HD 5980?
title A ~ 40 year variability cycle in the luminous blue variable/Wolf-Rayet Binary System HD 5980?
spellingShingle A ~ 40 year variability cycle in the luminous blue variable/Wolf-Rayet Binary System HD 5980?
Koenigsberger, Gloria
Eclipsing Binaries:
Hd 5980 (Estrella)
S Doradus (Estrella)
Wolf-Rayet Stars
Variable Stars
title_short A ~ 40 year variability cycle in the luminous blue variable/Wolf-Rayet Binary System HD 5980?
title_full A ~ 40 year variability cycle in the luminous blue variable/Wolf-Rayet Binary System HD 5980?
title_fullStr A ~ 40 year variability cycle in the luminous blue variable/Wolf-Rayet Binary System HD 5980?
title_full_unstemmed A ~ 40 year variability cycle in the luminous blue variable/Wolf-Rayet Binary System HD 5980?
title_sort A ~ 40 year variability cycle in the luminous blue variable/Wolf-Rayet Binary System HD 5980?
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Koenigsberger, Gloria
Georgiev, Leonid
Hillier, D. John
Morrell, Nidia Irene
Barba, Rodolfo Hector
Gamen, Roberto Claudio
author Koenigsberger, Gloria
author_facet Koenigsberger, Gloria
Georgiev, Leonid
Hillier, D. John
Morrell, Nidia Irene
Barba, Rodolfo Hector
Gamen, Roberto Claudio
author_role author
author2 Georgiev, Leonid
Hillier, D. John
Morrell, Nidia Irene
Barba, Rodolfo Hector
Gamen, Roberto Claudio
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Eclipsing Binaries:
Hd 5980 (Estrella)
S Doradus (Estrella)
Wolf-Rayet Stars
Variable Stars
topic Eclipsing Binaries:
Hd 5980 (Estrella)
S Doradus (Estrella)
Wolf-Rayet Stars
Variable Stars
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The massive Wolf-Rayet stellar system HD 5980 in the Small Magellanic Cloud entered a sudden and brief ~ 1-3 mag eruptive state in the mid-1990s. The cause of the instability is not yet understood, but mechanisms similar to those in luminous blue variables are suspected. Using a previously unreported set of spectroscopic data obtained in 1955-1967 and recently acquired optical and HST/STIS spectra, we find that (1) the brief eruptions of 1993 and 1994 occurred at the beginning of an extended (~ decades) high state of activity characterized by large emission-line intensities; (2) the level of activity is currently subsiding; and (3) another strong emission-line episode appears to have occurred between 1960 and 1965, suggesting the possibility that the long-term cyclical variability may be recurrent on a ~ 40 year timescale. These characteristics suggest the possible classification of HD 5980 as an S Doradus-type variable. The effects due to binary interactions in the system are discussed, and we tentatively suggest that the short duration and relatively hot spectral type (WN11/B1.5I) observed during maximum in the visual light curve may be attributed to these interactions.
Fil: Koenigsberger, Gloria. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; México
Fil: Georgiev, Leonid. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; México
Fil: Hillier, D. John. University Of Pittsburgh; Estados Unidos
Fil: Morrell, Nidia Irene. The Carnegie Observatories. Las Campanas Observatory; Chile. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Barba, Rodolfo Hector. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientiâ­ficas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico San Juan. Instituto de Ciencias Astronomicas de la Tierra y del Espacio; Argentina. Universidad de la Serena; Chile
Fil: Gamen, Roberto Claudio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico la Plata. Instituto de Astrofísica de la Plata; Argentina
description The massive Wolf-Rayet stellar system HD 5980 in the Small Magellanic Cloud entered a sudden and brief ~ 1-3 mag eruptive state in the mid-1990s. The cause of the instability is not yet understood, but mechanisms similar to those in luminous blue variables are suspected. Using a previously unreported set of spectroscopic data obtained in 1955-1967 and recently acquired optical and HST/STIS spectra, we find that (1) the brief eruptions of 1993 and 1994 occurred at the beginning of an extended (~ decades) high state of activity characterized by large emission-line intensities; (2) the level of activity is currently subsiding; and (3) another strong emission-line episode appears to have occurred between 1960 and 1965, suggesting the possibility that the long-term cyclical variability may be recurrent on a ~ 40 year timescale. These characteristics suggest the possible classification of HD 5980 as an S Doradus-type variable. The effects due to binary interactions in the system are discussed, and we tentatively suggest that the short duration and relatively hot spectral type (WN11/B1.5I) observed during maximum in the visual light curve may be attributed to these interactions.
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0004-6256
url http://hdl.handle.net/11336/9583
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0004-6256
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