Clumping and X-rays in cool B-Supergiants
Abstract
B supergiants (BSGs) lie on the cool end of line-driven wind regime, such that the study of their atmospheres can help us to understand the physics of line-driven winds. So far key features of their spectra, especially in the UV region, could not be reproduced consistently with atmosphere models. This represents a significant gap in our knowledge of their physical properties and behavior, which is particularly striking for BSGs on the cool side of the Bi-Stability Jump (cooler than B1). To address this problem, we analysed a sample of Galactic cool BSGs, with sufficient UV and optical coverage. None of our targets are detected in X-rays with only upper limits existing for some of them.
- Publication:
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IAU Symposium
- Pub Date:
- 2024
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 2024IAUS..361..182B
- Keywords:
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- massive stars;
- stellar winds;
- B-supergiant;
- clumping;
- X-ray;
- Bi-stability