A representative sample of Be stars IV: Infrared Photometry and the Continuum Excess

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2001-01-16

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0101260v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

10 pages, 9 figures, accepted for publication in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Other papers in this series can be obtained at

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20010031

We present infra-red (JHK) photometry of 52 isolated Be stars of spectral types O9--B9 and luminosity classes III--V. We describe a new method of reduction, enabling separation of interstellar reddening and circumstellar excess. Using this technique we find that the disc emission makes a maximum contribution to the optical (B-V) colour of a few tenths of a magnitude. We find strong correlations between a range of emission lines (H\alpha, Br\gamma, Br11, and Br18) from the Be stars' discs, and the circumstellar continuum excesses. We also find that stellar rotation and disc excess are correlated.

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