The acoustic cut-off frequency of roAp stars

Details The acoustic cut-off frequency of roAp stars The acoustic cut-off frequency of roAp stars

1997-12-09

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9712126v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

10 pages, A&A latex, 7 ps figures included, submitted to A&A

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Some of the rapidly oscillating (roAp) stars, have frequencies which are larger than the theoretical acoustic cut-off frequency. We have computed models and adiabatic frequencies for pulsating Ap stars with T(tau) laws based on Kurucz model atmospheres and on the Hopf's purely radiative relation. We compare the values of the cut-off frequency derived from expressions for the potential from Vorontsov & Zarkhov (1989), from Gough (1986), and from the approximation of an isothermal atmosphere. Kurucz model atmospheres increase the theoretical acoustic cut-off frequency for roAp stars by about 200 mu$Hz, which is closer to the observations. We compare our computations with observations of the 3 roAp stars HD 24712, alphaCir, and HD 134214. For alpha Cir we find models with Kurucz atmospheres which have indeed a cut-off frequency beyond the largest observed frequency. For HD 24712 only models which are hotter by about 100 K and less luminous by nearly 10% than what is actually the most probable value would have an acoustic cut-off frequency large enough. One may thus speculate that the old controversy about a mismatch between observed largest frequencies and theoretical cut-off frequencies of roAp star models is resolved. However, the model atmospheres have to be refined by investigating NLTE effects, among others, before a definite conclusion can be drawn.

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