WR~21a was known as a massive spectroscopic binary composed of an O2.5 If*/WN6ha primary and an O3 V((f*))z secondary. Although a minimum value, the mass estimated for the primary placed it as one of ...the most massive stars found in our Galaxy. We report the discovery of photometric variations in the time series observations carried out by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). These light variations are interpreted as formed by two main components: a sharp partial eclipse of the O3 secondary by the O2.5/WN6 star, and tidally excited oscillations. Based on the light minima a new ephemeris for the system is calculated. The system configuration is detached and the observed eclipse corresponds to the periastron passage. During the eclipse, the light curve shape suggests the presence of the heartbeat effect. The frequencies derived for the tidally excited oscillations are harmonics of the orbital period. Combining new and previously published radial velocity measurements, a new spectroscopic orbital solution is also obtained. Using the \textsc{phoebe} code we model the \textit{TESS} light curve and determine stellar radii of \(R_{\rm O2.5/WN6}=23.4\) R\(_\odot\) and \(R_{\rm O3}=14.3\) R\(_\odot\) and an orbital inclination \(i=62^\circ\!\!.2\pm0^\circ\!\!.9\). The latter combined with the spectroscopic minimum masses lead to absolute masses of \(M_{\rm O2.5/WN6}=93.2\) M\(_\odot\) and \(M_{\rm O3}=52.9\) M\(_\odot\), which establishes WR21a as belonging to the rare group of the very massive stars.
We present a spectroscopic study of the N159/N160 massive star-forming region south of 30 Doradus in the Large Magellanic Cloud, classifying a total of 189 stars in the field of the complex. Most of ...them belong to O and early B spectral classes; we have also found some uncommon and very interesting spectra, including members of the Onfp class, a Be P Cygni star, and some possible multiple systems. Using spectral types as broad indicators of evolutionary stages, we considered the evolutionary status of the region as a whole. We infer that massive stars at different evolutionary stages are present throughout the region, favoring the idea of a common time for the origin of recent star formation in the N159/N160 complex as a whole, while sequential star formation at different rates is probably present in several subregions.
We present a comprehensive study of the massive binary system HM1~8, based on
multi-epoch high resolution spectroscopy, $V$-band photometry and archival
X-ray data. Spectra from the OWN Survey, a ...high resolution optical monitoring
of Southern O and WN stars, are used to analyse the spectral morphology and
perform quantitative spectroscopic analysis of both stellar components. The
primary and secondary components are classified as O4.5~IV(f) and O9.7~V,
respectively. From a radial-velocity (RV) study we derived a set of orbital
parameters for the system. We found an eccentric orbit ($e=0.14 \pm 0.01$) with
a period of $P = 5.87820 \pm 0.00008$~days. Through the simultaneous analysis
of the RVs and the $V$-band light curve we derived an orbital inclination of
$70.0^{\circ} \pm 2.0$ and stellar masses of
$M_a=33.6^{+1.4}_{-1.2}~\text{M}_{\sun}$ for the primary, and
$M_b=17.7^{+0.5}_{-0.7}~\text{M}_{\sun}$ for the secondary. The components show
projected rotational velocities $v_1\sin{i}=105 \pm 14~\text{km~s}^{-1}$ and
$v_2\sin{i}=82 \pm 15~\text{km~s}^{-1}$, respectively. A tidal evolution
analysis is also performed and found to be in agreement with the orbital
characteristics. Finally, the available X-ray observations show no evidence of
a colliding winds region, therefore the X-ray emission is attributed to stellar
winds.
We present HK spectra of three sources located in the N66 region of the Small Magellanic Cloud. The sources display prominent stellar Br Gamma and extended H2 emission, and exhibit infrared excesses ...at lambda > 2 micron. Based on their spectral features, and photometric spectral energy distributions, we suggest that these sources are massive young stellar objects (mYSOs). The findings are interpreted as evidence of on-going high mass star formation in N66.
The Galactic O-Star Spectral Survey (GOSSS) Alfredo Sota; Jesús Maíz-Apellániz; Rodolfo H. Barbá ...
Bulletin de la Société royale des sciences de Liège,
01/2011, Letnik:
80
Journal Article
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The Galactic O-Star Spectroscopic Survey (GOSSS) is a project that is observing all known Galactic O stars with B < 13 (+/-2000 objects) in the blue-violet part of the spectrum with R+/-2500. It also ...includes two companion surveys (a spectroscopic one at R+/-1500 and a high resolution imaging one). It is based on v2.0 of the Galactic O star catalog (v1, Maíz-Apellániz et al. 2004; v2, Sota et al. 2008). We have completed the first part of the main project. Here we present results on the first 400 objects of the sample.
On the basis of an extensive new spectroscopic survey of Galactic O stars, we introduce the Ofc category, which consists of normal spectra with C III {lambda}{lambda}4647-4650-4652 emission lines of ...comparable intensity to those of the Of defining lines N III {lambda}{lambda}4634-4640-4642. The former feature is strongly peaked to spectral type O5, at all luminosity classes, but preferentially in some associations or clusters and not others. The relationships of this phenomenon to the selective C III {lambda}5696 emission throughout the normal Of domain, and to the peculiar, variable Of?p category, for which strong C III {lambda}{lambda}4647-4650-4652 emission is a defining characteristic, are discussed. Magnetic fields have recently been detected on two members of the latter category. We also present two new extreme Of?p stars, NGC 1624-2 and CPD -28 deg. 2561, bringing the number known in the Galaxy to five. Modeling of the behavior of these spectral features can be expected to better define the physical parameters of both normal and peculiar objects, as well as the atomic physics involved.
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