The Episodic Dust-Maker WR:125 - Part Two - Spectroscopy and Photometry during Infrared Maximum

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Circumstellar Matter - Stars: Individual: Wr 125 - Stars: Wolf-Rayet - Dust, Extinction - Infrared: Stars

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During 1992-93 the infrared flux from the Wolf-Rayet star WR 125, which formed a dust shell in 1990-91, reached a maximum. This is attributed to the continuous formation of dust in its wind until early 1993. Spectroscopy of the dust cloud in the 10-μm region showed that the expected WR emission lines were completely veiled by featureless emission from the heated dust. There was no evidence for silicate, silicon carbide or the narrow 11.52-μm graphite feature, supporting the view that the dust is amorphous carbon. An optical spectrum in the violet shows O II, He II and H absorption lines, confirming the deduction from the observed dilution of the WR emission lines that WR 125 is a binary system, and indicating a type of O9III for the companion to the WC7 star.

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