We report on new mass-loss rate estimates for O stars in six massive binaries using the amplitude of orbital-phase dependent, linear-polarimetric variability caused by electron scattering off free electrons in the winds. Our estimated mass-loss rates for luminous O stars are independent of clumping. They suggest similar clumping corrections as for WR stars and do not support the recently proposed reduction in mass-loss rates of O stars by one or two orders of magnitude.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:Potsdam/oai:kobv.de-opus-ubp:1769 |
Date | January 2007 |
Creators | St-Louis, N., Moffat, Anthony F. 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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