A new observational tracer for high-density disc-like structures around B[e] supergiants

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Aret, A.; Kraus, M.; Muratore, María Florencia; Borges Fernandes, M.
Año de publicación
2012
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The disc formation mechanism of B[e] supergiants is one of the puzzling phenomena in massive star evolution. Rapid stellar rotation seems to play an important role for the non-spherically symmetric mass-loss leading to a high-density disc- or ring-like structure of neutral material around these massive and luminous objects. The radial density and temperature structure as well as the kinematics within this high-density material are, however, not well studied. Based on the high-resolution optical spectra of a sample of B[e] supergiants in the Magellanic Clouds we especially searched for tracers of the kinematics within their discs. Besides the well-known [Oi] lines, we discovered the [Caii] λλ7291, 7324 lines which can be used as a complementary set of disc tracers. We find that these lines originate from very high density regions, located closer to the star than the [Oi] λ5577 line-forming region. The line profiles of both the [Oi] and the [Caii] lines indicate that the discs or rings of high-density material are in Keplerian rotation. We estimate plausible ranges of disc inclination angles for the sample of B[e] supergiants and suggest that the star LHA120-S22 might have a spiral arm rather than a disc.
Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas
Instituto de Astrofísica de La Plata
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Ciencias Astronómicas
Circumstellar matter
Stars: emission line, Be
Stars: winds, outflows
Supergiants
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spelling A new observational tracer for high-density disc-like structures around B[e] supergiantseAret, A.Kraus, M.Muratore, María FlorenciaBorges Fernandes, M.Ciencias AstronómicasCircumstellar matterStars: emission line, BeStars: winds, outflowsSupergiantsThe disc formation mechanism of B[e] supergiants is one of the puzzling phenomena in massive star evolution. Rapid stellar rotation seems to play an important role for the non-spherically symmetric mass-loss leading to a high-density disc- or ring-like structure of neutral material around these massive and luminous objects. The radial density and temperature structure as well as the kinematics within this high-density material are, however, not well studied. Based on the high-resolution optical spectra of a sample of B[e] supergiants in the Magellanic Clouds we especially searched for tracers of the kinematics within their discs. Besides the well-known [Oi] lines, we discovered the [Caii] λλ7291, 7324 lines which can be used as a complementary set of disc tracers. We find that these lines originate from very high density regions, located closer to the star than the [Oi] λ5577 line-forming region. The line profiles of both the [Oi] and the [Caii] lines indicate that the discs or rings of high-density material are in Keplerian rotation. We estimate plausible ranges of disc inclination angles for the sample of B[e] supergiants and suggest that the star LHA120-S22 might have a spiral arm rather than a disc.Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y GeofísicasInstituto de Astrofísica de La Plata2012info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArticulohttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdf284-293http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/84658enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/0035-8711info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20871.xinfo: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:UNLP2025-09-29T11:16:05Zoai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/84658Institucionalhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/oai/snrdalira@sedici.unlp.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:13292025-09-29 11:16:05.355SEDICI (UNLP) - Universidad Nacional de La Platafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A new observational tracer for high-density disc-like structures around B[e] supergiants
e
title A new observational tracer for high-density disc-like structures around B[e] supergiants
spellingShingle A new observational tracer for high-density disc-like structures around B[e] supergiants
Aret, A.
Ciencias Astronómicas
Circumstellar matter
Stars: emission line, Be
Stars: winds, outflows
Supergiants
title_short A new observational tracer for high-density disc-like structures around B[e] supergiants
title_full A new observational tracer for high-density disc-like structures around B[e] supergiants
title_fullStr A new observational tracer for high-density disc-like structures around B[e] supergiants
title_full_unstemmed A new observational tracer for high-density disc-like structures around B[e] supergiants
title_sort A new observational tracer for high-density disc-like structures around B[e] supergiants
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Aret, A.
Kraus, M.
Muratore, María Florencia
Borges Fernandes, M.
author Aret, A.
author_facet Aret, A.
Kraus, M.
Muratore, María Florencia
Borges Fernandes, M.
author_role author
author2 Kraus, M.
Muratore, María Florencia
Borges Fernandes, M.
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias Astronómicas
Circumstellar matter
Stars: emission line, Be
Stars: winds, outflows
Supergiants
topic Ciencias Astronómicas
Circumstellar matter
Stars: emission line, Be
Stars: winds, outflows
Supergiants
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The disc formation mechanism of B[e] supergiants is one of the puzzling phenomena in massive star evolution. Rapid stellar rotation seems to play an important role for the non-spherically symmetric mass-loss leading to a high-density disc- or ring-like structure of neutral material around these massive and luminous objects. The radial density and temperature structure as well as the kinematics within this high-density material are, however, not well studied. Based on the high-resolution optical spectra of a sample of B[e] supergiants in the Magellanic Clouds we especially searched for tracers of the kinematics within their discs. Besides the well-known [Oi] lines, we discovered the [Caii] λλ7291, 7324 lines which can be used as a complementary set of disc tracers. We find that these lines originate from very high density regions, located closer to the star than the [Oi] λ5577 line-forming region. The line profiles of both the [Oi] and the [Caii] lines indicate that the discs or rings of high-density material are in Keplerian rotation. We estimate plausible ranges of disc inclination angles for the sample of B[e] supergiants and suggest that the star LHA120-S22 might have a spiral arm rather than a disc.
Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas
Instituto de Astrofísica de La Plata
description The disc formation mechanism of B[e] supergiants is one of the puzzling phenomena in massive star evolution. Rapid stellar rotation seems to play an important role for the non-spherically symmetric mass-loss leading to a high-density disc- or ring-like structure of neutral material around these massive and luminous objects. The radial density and temperature structure as well as the kinematics within this high-density material are, however, not well studied. Based on the high-resolution optical spectra of a sample of B[e] supergiants in the Magellanic Clouds we especially searched for tracers of the kinematics within their discs. Besides the well-known [Oi] lines, we discovered the [Caii] λλ7291, 7324 lines which can be used as a complementary set of disc tracers. We find that these lines originate from very high density regions, located closer to the star than the [Oi] λ5577 line-forming region. The line profiles of both the [Oi] and the [Caii] lines indicate that the discs or rings of high-density material are in Keplerian rotation. We estimate plausible ranges of disc inclination angles for the sample of B[e] supergiants and suggest that the star LHA120-S22 might have a spiral arm rather than a disc.
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