The Seat of Stellar-Wind Instabilities

Details The Seat of Stellar-Wind Instabilities The Seat of Stellar-Wind Instabilities

Jul 1993

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HST Proposal ID #4651

Computer Science

Hst Proposal Id #4651

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IUE observations have established that variability in UV P-Cygni profiles is a fundamental property of radiatively-driven winds, and it is generally agreed that this variability is a signature of the line-driven instability. What remains unclear is whether the variability is completely intrinsic to the flow, or if it requires `seeding' from the low-velocity regime. IUE observations lack adequate signal/noise to address this problem; existing HST results are ambiguous. We propose to obtain high-quality time-series HRS spectroscopy of 68 Cygni, a star extensively observed with IUE, in order to provide an empirical answer to this question. These data will distinguish between low-velocity, mechanically-driven instabilities and intrinsic, radiatively-driven instabilities, and will define the interaction of the two regimes. The results will, in turn, have wider implications for the applicability of steady- state wind models.

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