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Periodic Variations and Mass Loss in Be Stars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2016

Hideyuki Saio
Hideyuki Saio*
Affiliation:
Astronomical Institute, Faculty of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980, Japan

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We discuss the connection between the periodic light variations and the equatorial mass loss of Be stars. The observed properties of the short period (~ day) variations seem to indicate that they arise in the photosphere. An upper limit for the surface magnetic field of Be stars is derived from the rate of angular momentum loss expected from the typical mass loss-rate in Be stars. The upper limit suggests that surface magnetic fields of Be stars are too weak to make a spot. We argue that the periodic variations of Be stars are explained by nonradial pulsations whose periods on the stellar surface are much longer than the rotation period. They transport angular momentum from the core to the envelope to accelerate the surface regions. If this mechanism works sufficiently well, the rotation speed near the surface will reach to the critical velocity and an excretion disk will be formed around the star. A simple model for a steady-state excretion disk around a Be star is found to be consistent with the density structure inferred from the IR fluxes.

Type
5. Be Stars: Spectroscopy and Photometry
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 162: Pulsation, Rotation and Mass Loss in Early-Type Stars , 1994 , pp. 287 - 298
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1994 

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