Physics
Scientific paper
Nov 1996
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1996arc..rept.....w&link_type=abstract
Technical Report, Applied Research Corp. Landover, MD United States
Physics
O Stars, Extreme Ultraviolet Radiation, X Rays, Signal To Noise Ratios, Line Spectra, Emission Spectra, Stellar Spectra, Stellar Winds, Stellar Models, Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer Satellite, Rosat Mission, Optical Thickness, Spectrometers, Spectrum Analysis, X Ray Spectra, Fitting, Wind Velocity
Scientific paper
We obtained a 140 ks EUVE observation of the O4f star, zeta Puppis. Because of its low ISM column density and highly ionized stellar wind, a unique EUV window is accessible for viewing between 128 to 140 A, suggesting that this star may he the only O star observable with the EUVE. Although no SW spectrometer wavelength bin had a signal to noise greater than 3, a bin at 136 A had a signal to noise of 2.4. This bin is where models predict the brightest line due to OV emission should occur. We present several EUV line emission models. These models were constrained by fitting the ROSAT PSPC X-ray data and our EUVE data. If the OV emission is real, the best fits to the data suggest that there are discrepancies in our current understanding of EUV/X-ray production mechanisms. In particular, the emission measure of the EUV source is found to be much greater than the total wind emission measure, suggesting that the EUV shock must produce a very large density enhancement. In addition, the location of the EUV and X-ray shocks are found to be separated by approx. 0.3 stellar radii, but the EUV emission region is found to be approx. 400 times larger than the X-ray emission region. We also discuss the implications of a null detection and present relevant upper limits.
Vallerga John
Waldron Wayne L.
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