Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-01-07
Astrophys.J. 623 (2005) 411-424
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
22 pages, 6 figures, last picture in color, accepted by ApJ
Scientific paper
10.1086/428662
The formation and properties of accretion discs and circumstellar material in Algol-type systems is not very well understood. In order to study the underlying physics of these structures, we have calculated synthetic Halpha spectra of TT Hya, which is an Algol-type eclipsing binary with an accretion disc. Both the primary and secondary stars were considered in the calculations as well as a disc surrounding the primary. The Roche model for the secondary star was assumed. The synthetic spectra cover all the phases including primary eclipse and are compared with the observed spectra. The influence of various effects and free parameters of the disc on the emerging spectrum was studied. This enabled us to put some constraints on the geometry, temperature, density and velocity fields within the disc. Differences found between the observed and synthetic spectra unravel the existence of a gas stream as well as a hotter disc-gas interaction region. An additional cooler circumstellar region between the C1 and C2 Roche surfaces is suggested to account for various observed effects. A new computer code called {\sc{shellspec}} was created for this purpose and is briefly described in this work as well. It is designed to solve simple radiative transfer along the line of sight in 3D moving media. The scattered light from a central object is taken into account assuming an optically thin environment. Output intensities are then integrated through the 2D projection surface of a 3D object. The assumptions of the code include LTE and optional known state quantities and velocity fields in 3D.
Budaj Jan
Miller Brendan
Richards Mercedes T.
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