Unattended H-alpha spectroscopy of P Cygni and Beta Lyrae

Physics – Optics

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B Stars, Binary Stars, Blue Stars, H Alpha Line, Stellar Spectrophotometry, Variable Stars, Charge Coupled Devices, Fiber Optics, Stellar Envelopes, Stellar Spectra, Stellar Systems, Stellar Winds

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An experiment in automated, unattended fiber-optic stellar spectroscopy is described. Particular attention is paid to the critical technique used for placing the program star in the optical fiber. As a feasibility demonstration study, the equipment and technique have been used to acquire H-alpha spectra of P Cygni and Beta Lyrae over a six-week period. The P Cyg spectra show little systematic variability with time. The Beta Lyr spectra are assembled into a gray-scale phase-resolved spectral image. When displayed in this manner, the H-alpha and He I lines bear a resemblance to the spectra of cataclysmic variable stars that display a third-emission component, or S-wave.

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