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Rotation and Macroturbulence in Supergiant Stars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Jeffrey D. Rosendhal*
Affiliation:
Washburn Observatory, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis., U.S.A.

Abstract

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A statistical investigation has been made of rotation and macroturbulence in early type la and lab supergiants. The principal results are: (1) At all spectral types in the range B0-A5 both rotation and macroturbulence contribute to the observed line broadening. In the early B stars rotation is as important a broadening agent as large-scale mass motion. In the middle B and A stars turbulence dominates but there still is an appreciable contribution from rotation. (2) In spite of the fact that the stars observed seem to be losing mass, there is no strong evidence for significant angular momentum loss.

Type
Part II / The Effects of Rotation on Stellar Atmospheres
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1970

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