The influence of the wind to the total continuum of OB supergiants is discussed. For wind velocity distributions with β > 1.0, the wind can have strong influence to the total continuum emission, even at optical wavelengths. Comparing the continuum emission of clumped and unclumped winds, especially for stars with high β values, delivers flux differences of up to 30% with maximum in the near-IR. Continuum observations at these wavelengths are therefore an ideal tool to discriminate between clumped and unclumped winds of OB supergiants.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:Potsdam/oai:kobv.de-opus-ubp:1775 |
Date | January 2007 |
Creators | Kraus, M., Kubát, J., Krtička, J. |
Publisher | Universität Potsdam, Extern. Extern |
Source Sets | Potsdam University |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | InProceedings |
Format | application/pdf |
Rights | http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/doku/urheberrecht.php |
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