Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-11-13
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Invited talk, Proc. SOHO 18 / GONG 2006 / HELAS I Conference: Beyond the spherical Sun. ESA SP-624, K. Fletcher, ed., in press
Scientific paper
We review the nature of the oscillations of main-sequence and supergiant stars of spectral type B. Seismic tuning of the interior structure parameters of the $\beta $Cep stars has been achieved since three years. The results are based on frequencies derived from long-term monitoring and progress in this area is rapid. Oscillations in mid-B stars as well as Be stars are well established by now, but we lack good mode identification to achieve seismic modelling. We provide recent evidence of g-mode pulsations in supergiant B stars. The spherical wavenumbers of their modes are yet unidentified, preventing seismic probing of such evolved hot stars at present. Improving the situation for the three groups of g-mode oscillators requires multi-site long-term high-resolution spectroscopy in combination with either space photometry or ground-based multicolour photometry. The CoRoT programme and its ground-based programme will deliver such data in the very near future.
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