Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-10-06
Astrophys.J.659:642-649,2007
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
29 pages, 8 figures, revised version accepted by ApJ
Scientific paper
10.1086/512031
We fit the Doppler profiles of the He-like triplet complexes of \ion{O}{7} and \ion{N}{6} in the X-ray spectrum of the O star $\zeta$ Puppis, using XMM-Newton RGS data collected over $\sim 400$ ks of exposure. We find that they cannot be well fit if the resonance and intercombination lines are constrained to have the same profile shape. However, a significantly better fit is achieved with a model incorporating the effects of resonance scattering, which causes the resonance line to become more symmetric than the intercombination line for a given characteristic continuum optical depth $\tau_*$. We discuss the plausibility of this hypothesis, as well as its significance for our understanding of Doppler profiles of X-ray emission lines in O stars.
Kahn Steven M.
Leutenegger Maurice A.
Owocki Stanley P.
Paerels Frits B. S.
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