Neutral winds from cool young stars - A solution to the line deficit problem

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Cool Stars, Early Stars, Line Spectra, Pre-Main Sequence Stars, Stellar Spectra, Stellar Winds, Infrared Spectra, Stellar Luminosity, Stellar Mass Ejection, Stellar Temperature

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The suggestion that IR emission lines from pre-main-sequence stars of relatively low mass originate in primarily neutral winds is examined. In particular, predictions of the Br-alpha line emission for a range of mass loss rates are presented and compared to observations. The low Br-alpha emission for a given mass-loss rate indicated by the observations can be explained if the winds are cool (7000 K, in most cases) and, consequently, primarily neutral. Because the Br-alpha emission is a strong function of both the wind and stellar temperatures, it cannot be used to derive mass-loss rates for these cool stars; but, when used in conjunction with other data, it can provide strong constraints on mechanisms for driving the stellar winds and molecular outflows.

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