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The winds of Luminous Blue Variables and the mass of AG Carinae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2016

Jorick S. Vink  and
Alex de Koter
Jorick S. Vink
Affiliation:
Imperial College, Blackett Laboratory, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2BZ, UK
Alex de Koter
Affiliation:
Sterrenkundig Instituut Anton Pannekoek, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Kruislaan 403, NL-1098 SJ Amsterdam, Nederland

Abstract

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We present radiation-driven wind models for Luminous Blue Variables and predictions of their mass-loss rates. A comparison between our theoretical results and observations of AG Car shows that the variable mass loss behaviour of LBVs is due the recombination/ionisation of Fe iv/iii and Fe iii/ii. A present-day mass of 35 M⊙ for AG Car is derived.

Type
Part 1. Atmospheres of Massive Stars
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 212: A Massive Star Odyssey: From Main Sequence to Supernova , 2003 , pp. 259 - 260
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2003 

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