Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jan 2010
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American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #215, #478.10; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 42, p.566
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Spectroscopic observations and the results of photometric monitoring are presented for members of the heavily-reddened, young, 1.2 kpc-distant, open cluster Berkeley 87, which is spatially coincident with the strongest source of cosmic rays in the northern sky. Many cluster members exhibit evidence for extreme loss of mass over their lifetimes: the M3 Ia supergiant BC Cyg has an evolutionary mass half that of stars at the main-sequence turnoff, the B2 Iabe emission-line supergiant HDE 229059 also has an evolutionary mass smaller than that of the main-sequence turnoff, the WO2 star WR 142, the only example of an oxygen sequence Wolf-Rayet star in an open cluster, displays evidence for variable, high velocity winds in its spectrum, the curious object V439 Cyg (B0: Vnne) appears to be an example of a recent binary merger, and Vatican Emission Star VES 203 (B0.5 Ve) displays a strong P Cygni signature in its Balmer line emission. It appears that heavy mass loss is a common factor associated with cluster stars. Could that be associated with the location of a cosmic ray production factory from the vicinity of Berkeley 87?
Balam David D.
Lane David J.
Majaess Daniel J.
Turner David G.
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