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2003A&A...399..287R - Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 399, 287-296 (2003/2-3)

Line profile variability in the spectra of Oef stars. I. BD+60deg2522.

RAUW G., DE BECKER M. and VREUX J.-M.

Abstract (from CDS):

We report the analysis of a long term observing campaign designed to monitor the spectroscopic variability of the Oef star BD+60°2522. We find that the double-peaked He II λ4686 emission line undergoes strong profile variability on time scales of 2-3day. However, the time scale as well as the pattern of these variations turn out to be epoch dependent and the phenomenon is thus most likely not ruled by a single stable clock. On the other hand, the absorption lines in the spectrum of BD+60°2522 display line profile variability on time scales of a few hours that might be related to non-radial pulsations. We tentatively propose that the beating of several non-radial pulsation modes triggers transient large-scale density perturbations in a confined stellar wind that produce the 2-3day time scale variability.

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Journal keyword(s): line: profiles - stars: early-type - stars: mass-loss - stars: individual: BD+60°2522 - stars: variables: general

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