Ultraviolet observations of two hot stars with infrared excesses from circumstellar dust

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Aug 1978

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978apj...224..149s&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 224, Aug. 15, 1978, p. 149-156.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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B Stars, Cosmic Dust, Hot Stars, Spectral Energy Distribution, Stellar Envelopes, Ultraviolet Spectra, Early Stars, Infrared Radiation, Interstellar Extinction

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ANS ultraviolet observations of two peculiar Be stars (HD 45677 and HD 50138) that exhibit large IR excesses due to heated circumstellar particles are presented. A theory is outlined concerning what one would expect to see when observing a B star surrounded by circumstellar dust. Absolute fluxes at central wavelengths of 1549, 1799, 2200, 2493, and 3294 A are reported in the OAO photometric system, and the energy distributions of the two stars over the wavelength range from 0.155 to 20 microns are examined. The results show that: (1) the excess IR radiation appears to be approximately equal to the missing visual and UV radiation for both stars; (2) neither star has a UV spectral energy distribution resembling those expected for stars surrounded by normal interstellar dust; (3) the spectrum of HD 45677 exhibits a 0.22-micron interstellar extinction bump that is most likely produced in the circumstellar dust shell, perhaps by graphite; and (4) the UV spectral energy distribution of HD 50138 changed significantly over an interval of 1 yr, possibly as a result of circumstellar dust absorption or variations in the amount of UV line blanketing or circumstellar gas emission.

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