The detection of ultraviolet photospheric absorption in the spectra of two Wolf-Rayet stars

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Absorption Spectra, Balmer Series, Stellar Atmospheres, Stellar Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet Spectra, Wolf-Rayet Stars, Photosphere, Spectral Line Width, Stellar Envelopes, Ultraviolet Astronomy

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Narrow, unshifted UV absorption lines, principally of Fe v, have been detected in the spectra of two Wolf-Rayet stars, HD 93162 (WN7) and HD 193793 (WC7). Both stars are known to show upper Balmer-line absorption but exhibit no periodic Doppler shifts that might indicate the presence of a companion. If intrinsic to the Wolf-Rayet stars, these lines presumably form near the base of the envelope in the photosphere. The potential significance of absorption-line studies of Wolf-Rayet stars is discussed.

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