A Fourier analysis technique for measuring photospheric expansion in early-type stars

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics

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Absorption Spectra, Early Stars, Fourier Analysis, Photosphere, Stellar Atmospheres, Atmospheric Models, Line Spectra, O Stars, Supergiant Stars

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The modern technique of Fourier transform analysis of stellar absorption-line profiles has been applied to the study of weak lines broadened asymmetrically by an expanding or contracting photosphere. From a simple geometrical model of the motions, an appropriate broadening function is derived. The complex Fourier transform is shown to contain a significant imaginary part, which contains signatures easily related to the velocity. The technique is demonstrated by broadening a He I line from an O-type supergiant model atmosphere with several values of the expansion velocity. The effects on both the profile and its transform are clearly demonstrated.

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