Evidence of the evolved nature of the B[e] star MWC 137
- Autores
- Muratore, María Florencia; Kraus, M.; Oksala, M. E.; Arias, María Laura; Cidale, Lydia Sonia; Borges Fernandes, M.; Liermann, A.
- Año de publicación
- 2015
- Idioma
- inglés
- Tipo de recurso
- artículo
- Estado
- versión publicada
- Descripción
- The evolutionary phase of B[e] stars is difficult to establish due to the uncertainties in their fundamental parameters. For instance, possible classifications for the Galactic B[e] star MWC 137 include pre-main-sequence and post-main-sequence phases, with a large range in luminosity. Our goal is to clarify the evolutionary stage of this peculiar object, and to study the CO molecular component of its circumstellar medium. To this purpose, we modeled the CO molecular bands using high-resolution K-band spectra. We find that MWC 137 is surrounded by a detached cool (T = 1900 ± 100 K) and dense (N = (3 ± 1) × 1021 cm-2) ring of CO gas orbiting the star with a rotational velocity, projected to the line of sight, of 84 ± 2 km s-1. We also find that the molecular gas is enriched in the isotope 13C, excluding the classification of the star as a Herbig Be. The observed isotopic abundance ratio (12C/13C = 25 ± 2) derived from our modeling is compatible with a proto-planetary nebula, main-sequence, or supergiant evolutionary phase. However, based on some observable characteristics of MWC 137, we propose that the supergiant scenario seems to be the most plausible. Hence, we suggest that MWC 137 could be in an extremely short-lived phase, evolving from a B[e] supergiant to a blue supergiant with a bipolar ring nebula.
Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas - Materia
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Ciencias Astronómicas
circumstellar matter
stars: early-type
stars: emission-line Be
stars: individual (MWC 137) - Nivel de accesibilidad
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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- Universidad Nacional de La Plata
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Evidence of the evolved nature of the B[e] star MWC 137Muratore, María FlorenciaKraus, M.Oksala, M. E.Arias, María LauraCidale, Lydia SoniaBorges Fernandes, M.Liermann, A.Ciencias Astronómicascircumstellar matterstars: early-typestars: emission-line Bestars: individual (MWC 137)The evolutionary phase of B[e] stars is difficult to establish due to the uncertainties in their fundamental parameters. For instance, possible classifications for the Galactic B[e] star MWC 137 include pre-main-sequence and post-main-sequence phases, with a large range in luminosity. Our goal is to clarify the evolutionary stage of this peculiar object, and to study the CO molecular component of its circumstellar medium. To this purpose, we modeled the CO molecular bands using high-resolution K-band spectra. We find that MWC 137 is surrounded by a detached cool (T = 1900 ± 100 K) and dense (N = (3 ± 1) × 10<SUP>21</SUP> cm<SUP>-2</SUP>) ring of CO gas orbiting the star with a rotational velocity, projected to the line of sight, of 84 ± 2 km s<SUP>-1</SUP>. We also find that the molecular gas is enriched in the isotope <SUP>13</SUP>C, excluding the classification of the star as a Herbig Be. The observed isotopic abundance ratio (<SUP>12</SUP>C/<SUP>13</SUP>C = 25 ± 2) derived from our modeling is compatible with a proto-planetary nebula, main-sequence, or supergiant evolutionary phase. However, based on some observable characteristics of MWC 137, we propose that the supergiant scenario seems to be the most plausible. Hence, we suggest that MWC 137 could be in an extremely short-lived phase, evolving from a B[e] supergiant to a blue supergiant with a bipolar ring nebula.Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas2015info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArticulohttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/86074enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/0004-6256info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1088/0004-6256/149/1/13info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)reponame:SEDICI (UNLP)instname:Universidad Nacional de La Platainstacron:UNLP2025-09-29T11:17:00Zoai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/86074Institucionalhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/oai/snrdalira@sedici.unlp.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:13292025-09-29 11:17:00.307SEDICI (UNLP) - Universidad Nacional de La Platafalse |
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Evidence of the evolved nature of the B[e] star MWC 137 |
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Evidence of the evolved nature of the B[e] star MWC 137 |
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Evidence of the evolved nature of the B[e] star MWC 137 Muratore, María Florencia Ciencias Astronómicas circumstellar matter stars: early-type stars: emission-line Be stars: individual (MWC 137) |
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Evidence of the evolved nature of the B[e] star MWC 137 |
title_full |
Evidence of the evolved nature of the B[e] star MWC 137 |
title_fullStr |
Evidence of the evolved nature of the B[e] star MWC 137 |
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Evidence of the evolved nature of the B[e] star MWC 137 |
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Evidence of the evolved nature of the B[e] star MWC 137 |
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Muratore, María Florencia Kraus, M. Oksala, M. E. Arias, María Laura Cidale, Lydia Sonia Borges Fernandes, M. Liermann, A. |
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Muratore, María Florencia |
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Muratore, María Florencia Kraus, M. Oksala, M. E. Arias, María Laura Cidale, Lydia Sonia Borges Fernandes, M. Liermann, A. |
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Kraus, M. Oksala, M. E. Arias, María Laura Cidale, Lydia Sonia Borges Fernandes, M. Liermann, A. |
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Ciencias Astronómicas circumstellar matter stars: early-type stars: emission-line Be stars: individual (MWC 137) |
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Ciencias Astronómicas circumstellar matter stars: early-type stars: emission-line Be stars: individual (MWC 137) |
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The evolutionary phase of B[e] stars is difficult to establish due to the uncertainties in their fundamental parameters. For instance, possible classifications for the Galactic B[e] star MWC 137 include pre-main-sequence and post-main-sequence phases, with a large range in luminosity. Our goal is to clarify the evolutionary stage of this peculiar object, and to study the CO molecular component of its circumstellar medium. To this purpose, we modeled the CO molecular bands using high-resolution K-band spectra. We find that MWC 137 is surrounded by a detached cool (T = 1900 ± 100 K) and dense (N = (3 ± 1) × 10<SUP>21</SUP> cm<SUP>-2</SUP>) ring of CO gas orbiting the star with a rotational velocity, projected to the line of sight, of 84 ± 2 km s<SUP>-1</SUP>. We also find that the molecular gas is enriched in the isotope <SUP>13</SUP>C, excluding the classification of the star as a Herbig Be. The observed isotopic abundance ratio (<SUP>12</SUP>C/<SUP>13</SUP>C = 25 ± 2) derived from our modeling is compatible with a proto-planetary nebula, main-sequence, or supergiant evolutionary phase. However, based on some observable characteristics of MWC 137, we propose that the supergiant scenario seems to be the most plausible. Hence, we suggest that MWC 137 could be in an extremely short-lived phase, evolving from a B[e] supergiant to a blue supergiant with a bipolar ring nebula. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas |
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The evolutionary phase of B[e] stars is difficult to establish due to the uncertainties in their fundamental parameters. For instance, possible classifications for the Galactic B[e] star MWC 137 include pre-main-sequence and post-main-sequence phases, with a large range in luminosity. Our goal is to clarify the evolutionary stage of this peculiar object, and to study the CO molecular component of its circumstellar medium. To this purpose, we modeled the CO molecular bands using high-resolution K-band spectra. We find that MWC 137 is surrounded by a detached cool (T = 1900 ± 100 K) and dense (N = (3 ± 1) × 10<SUP>21</SUP> cm<SUP>-2</SUP>) ring of CO gas orbiting the star with a rotational velocity, projected to the line of sight, of 84 ± 2 km s<SUP>-1</SUP>. We also find that the molecular gas is enriched in the isotope <SUP>13</SUP>C, excluding the classification of the star as a Herbig Be. The observed isotopic abundance ratio (<SUP>12</SUP>C/<SUP>13</SUP>C = 25 ± 2) derived from our modeling is compatible with a proto-planetary nebula, main-sequence, or supergiant evolutionary phase. However, based on some observable characteristics of MWC 137, we propose that the supergiant scenario seems to be the most plausible. Hence, we suggest that MWC 137 could be in an extremely short-lived phase, evolving from a B[e] supergiant to a blue supergiant with a bipolar ring nebula. |
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