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γ2 Velorum, photon loss and the velocity field
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 May 2016
Abstract
The interception of 0.01% of photons (termed photon loss) from the He II Lyα line by Fe VI and Ca V line-opacity can alter substantially the ionization structure of the wind. This is shown to increase the stellar luminosity and hence the wind driving efficiency. Our classical models for WR11 (the WR component in the γ2 Vel binary) underestimate the stellar luminosity as compared to the luminosity derived from the mass-luminosity relation. Here we present a model for WR11 where photon-loss is included. This model succeeds in that it has a higher luminosity for the same spectral appearance and V brightness. Line-blanketing has not yet been added, so that the force-factors and the velocity-law cannot yet be calculated. However, a hydro-dynamical velocity-law derived from a photon-loss model of a WN5 star improves considerably the fit to the narrow He II λ4686 emission line over the use of a β-law.
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- Part 2. Models for single star evolution of massive stars: wind + atmosphere + interior
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