Copernicus observations of the AP star Epsilon Ursae Majoris

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Jan 1977

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977apjs...33....1m&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, vol. 33, Jan. 1977, p. 1-18. NASA-supported research.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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A Stars, Oao 3, Stellar Models, Stellar Spectra, Ultraviolet Spectra, Light Curve, Magnetic Stars, Opacity, Photoionization, Satellite Observation, Spectrum Analysis, Stellar Atmospheres, Tables (Data)

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Spectral scans of the Ap star Epsilon UMa made with the Copernicus satellite show strong line blanketing from profuse Cr II and Fe II lines. In the spectral region covering 1900 to 3000 A, about 500 lines are present which suppress the apparent continuum by at least 15-30%. An accurate line-identification list is compiled showing Eu II present in addition to Mn II and Ni II. The identification of Eu II, however, rests on very stringent identification limits for Fe II. If these are relaxed, the existence of Eu II is dubious. There are no broad features in this spectral region which would suggest strong photoionization discontinuities by metals, but one feature near 2137 A might contain the photoionization edge due to Cr I 5S lying 0.94 eV above the ground level. However, a significant correlation between the line-blanketing strength and the amplitude of the OAO-2 ultraviolet light curves was found such that both monotonically increase in the same proportion toward shorter wavelengths. This gives additional strength to the suggestion that variations in the metal line-blanketing cause the observed photometric variations.

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