Spectral investigation of some Be stars for NRP variability

Spectroscopic observations of the Be stars Eri, Oph, 66 Oph, and Ori for the period 1982–1988 are reported. The NRP hypothesis was verified on the ground of rapid line profile variability, radial velocities, and equivalent widths. The star Eri is pulsating in bothl=2 andl=8 with period 0 _. ^d 7. Pulsation in modesl=2 andl=4 are observed in Hei profiles of Oph for May 1982. For radial velocities has been obtained a period 0 _. ^d 913. The H and H lines of 66 Oph for April–August 1983 are in emission state with two clearly expressed components with intensity variations. All the parameters measured have the same period of variation — 0 _. ^d 025. For Ori variations in line profiles for component Ab have been observed and a period of 0 _. ^d 463 found for the radial velocities.     

Spectral classification of the cool components of symbiotic stars

We have made near infrared spectroscopic observations of 10 symbiotic and 27 K-M comparison stars. For stars later than M3, we found the band depth of the triple-headed TiO absorption band to be sensitive to temperature and insensitive to gravity. We fitted the spectral type to the band depth with a standard error of 0.22 of a subtype and derived the spectral types for 6 symbiotic stars. We measured the EW of a large number of lines including the CaII lines (very sensitive to luminosity), the FeI and TiO lines (moderately sensitive) and the NaI lines (not sensitive). The EW of these lines vary with the spectral type, particularly for stars later than M3, both spectral type and luminosity effects must be considered. We give the luminosity classes for 10 of the brighter symbiotic stars, they are all giant stars, showing no features of bright giants or supergiants.     

Spectral classification of stars in the second byurakan sky survey. I

Results are given on a spectral classification of 316 stars and objects having a continuous spectrum, selected in the course of the Second Byurakan Spectral Sky Survey. Slit spectra are used, obtained from 1978 to 1994, predominantly on the 6-m telescope of the Special Astrophysical Observatory, Russian Academy of Sciences, with a resolution of 5–15 Å. The sample contains objects in the range of stellar magnitudes 10.12 ≤ m(pg) ≤ 19.5. We found 114 DA, 13 DB, 4 DC, and 1 DQ white dwarfs, 57 sdB and 13 sdO subdwarfs, 12 NHB, 10 cataclysmic variables, 76 stars of late spectral types, 3 spectroscopic binary systems, and 13 objects with a continuous spectrum. Several recordings are given for each of these spectral types.     

Spectral classification of stars in the second Byurakan Sky Survey. II

The results of the spectra/classification of 310 stars and objects having a continuous spectrum, selected in the course of the Second Byurakan Spectral Sky Survey, are given. Slit spectra were used in the work, which were obtained from 1978 to 1994, mainly on the 6-m telescope of the Special Astrophysical Observatory, Russian Academy of Sciences; some of the spectra were obtained on the 2.6-m telescope of the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, and the 4.5-m Multiple-Mirror Telescope (USA), with 5–15 Å resolution. The sample contains objects in the range of stellar magnitudes 11.0 ≤ m(pg) ≤ 19.5. We found 93 DA, 2 DO, 12 DB, and 1 DC white dwarfs, 83 sdB and 20 sdO subdwarfs, 34 NHB variables, 2 cataclysmic variables, 48 stars of late spectral types, 8 spectroscopic binary systems, and 7 objects having a continuous spectrum. Several recordings are given for each of these spectral types.     

Inaccuracies in the spectral classification of stars from the Tycho-2 Spectral Type Catalogue

We compare the spectroscopic and trigonometric parallaxes of common stars from the Tycho-2 Spectral Type and Hipparcos Catalogues. This comparison has revealed that the distance estimations for the overwhelming majority of stars by both methods yield very similar results. However, there is a small fraction of stars for which the distance estimates differ significantly. It is these stars that are the subject of our study. We have been able to find the causes of these differences.     

Massive stars in the UV

We emphasize in this paper the importance of the UV range for our knowledge of massive stars and the fundamental role played by past and present space-based UV capabilities (IUE, HST, FUSE and others). Based on a review of the work developed in the last years and the state of the art situation for quantitative spectroscopy of massive stars, we present crucial advances which could be addressed by hypothetical future space-based UV missions. Advantages and unique data that these missions could provide are explained in the context of our present knowledge and theories on massive stars in the Milky Way and nearby galaxies. It is argued that these studies are our key to a correct interpretation of observations of more distant objects.     

The Super Metal Rich Component of the Galaxyx/atl>

We present the results obtained by comparing mid-resolution stellar spectra of super metal rich candidates with synthetic spectra computed in the wavelength range 4850–5400 Å. Atmospheric parameters, derived by using the flux fitting method, are illustrated for a sample of representative stars. The final aim of the project is the definition of a fully consistent metallicity scale for SMR stars.     

Long-term behaviour of three well-known flare stars of the UV Ceti type

Long-term changes in two flare stars, EV Lac and BY Dra, have been detected by Mavridiset al. (1982). These long cyclic periods have been registered in theB-band at their quiescent-state luminosity as well as at their flare activity. Those observational data of the two previously mentioned flare stars as well as another observational data of the flare star, UV Cet, at its flare activity were submitted to our computer programme for periodicity detection excluding cyclic periods which have amplitudes less than tenth magnitude for great significance. Some of our results coincided with the long cyclic periods detected by Mavridiset al. (1982) while the remainder of our results have had no complete coincidence with those registered by Mavridiset al. (1982).     

Studies of some diatomic molecules in the F- and early G-type dwarf stars

A critical analysis of CH, NH, OH, C₂, and CN molecules/radicals has been made in twenty-four F- and early G-type dwarfs at different effective temperature as well as in new constructed model atmosphere. Molecular indices of bandheads ofA-X system of CH, NH, OH, C₂, and CN have been obtained by using the data available in the literature (thirteen-colour and eight-colour photometry).Besides, some interesting plots of the molecular indices vs _eff, molecular abundances and molecular indices vs dissociation energy, reduced equivalent widths and FCF's vs dissociation energy for respective molecules have also been enumerated. It is found that the molecular indices at bandheads ofA-X system of CH, NH, OH, C₂, and CN are approximately constant (5810–6570 K). It is to be noted that the molecular indices decrease in the order OH, NH, CH, C₂, and CN at a given temperature.The dissociation equilibrium of CH, NH, OH, C₂, and CN is considered at 5810, 6570, and 7160 K phases in model atmosphere. At standard scale of abundance the molecular abundance and molecular index decrease in the order OH, NH, CH, C₂, and CN at any given phase, however, CN abundance and index increase (_eff=0.867-0.767). The amplitude of abundance and index variation decrease in the order NH, OH, CH, C₂, and CN (_eff=0.767-0.704).The reduced equivalent width decrease in the order OH, NH, CH, and C₂ and FCF's decrease in the order CH, OH, NH, CN, and C₂.The confrontation of models and observations of spectra of F- and early G-type dwarfs of parent molecules is of primary importance to investigate the physical conditions within atmospheres. Reliable excitation models are also requisite for interpreting spectroscopic observations of parent molecules and deriving molecular abundances.     

Low-mass stars in the orion region

Recent observational evidence shows that low-mass stars were firstly formed in molecular clouds, and that, at a later stage when massive stars were formed, the formation rate of low mass stars was still high in the Orion nebula (this paper) but decreased rapidly in NGC 2264 (Adamset al., 1983). This difference is probably caused by the effects of mass ejection and luminous radiation from the stars which were born in the previous period.In this paper, we discuss examples of low mass stars in order to find a relationship between the age and location of stars.     

Surface abundances of light elements for a large sample of early B-type stars – I. Spectral observations of 123 stars; measurements of hydrogen and helium lines; infrared photometry

High-resolution spectral observations of 123 B0–B5 stars in the main sequence evolutionary phase were obtained at two observatories, namely the McDonald Observatory (McDO) and the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory (CrAO). Accurate equivalent widths W of two Balmer lines, H β and H γ , and ten He  i lines were obtained for all the stars, as well as of the He  ii   λ 4686 line for the hottest ones. A careful analysis of the measured equivalent widths was performed. It is shown that there is a very good agreement between the W values derived from the McDO and CrAO spectra for 14 common stars. A comparison with published data leads to the conclusion that the W values measured earlier by some authors for strong He  i lines are very likely to be underestimated. Infrared photometric observations in the J , H , and K bands were performed for 70 programme stars. All these data will be used in other papers: in particular for the T _eff and log  g determination and for the He, C, N and O abundance analyses.     

Variability of the HeIλ5876 Å line in early type chemically peculiar stars. II

To try to understand the behavior of helium variability in Chemically Peculiar stars, we continued our on‐going observational campaign started by Catanzaro, Leone & Catalano (1999). In this paper we present a new set of time resolved spectroscopic observations of the HeI5876 Å line for a sample of 10 stars in the spectral range B3 ‐ A2 and characterized by different overabundances. This line does not show variability in two stars: HD77350 and HD175156. It shows instead an equivalent width variation in phase with the Hipparcos light curve for two stars: HD79158 and HD196502. Antiphase variations have been found in 4 stars of our sample, namely: HD35502, HD124224, HD129174 and HD142990. Nothing we can say about HD115735 because of the constancy of Hipparcos photometric data, while no phase relation has been observed for HD90044. In the text we discuss the case of HD175156, according to photometric calibration and our spectroscopic observations we rule out the membership of this star to the main sequence chemically peculiar stars. We confirm the results obtained in the previous paper for which phase relations between light, spectral and magnetic variations are not dependent on stellar spectral type or peculiarity subclass.     

Spectral observations of red dwarfs II. New observations of flare stars in the Pleiades cluster region

We studied the spectra of 24 flare stars of the Pleiades cluster region obtained on the 2.6m telescope of the Byurakan observatory in the years 1986–1989. From the spectral indices of titanium oxide (TiO) and other chemical elements of the stars investigated we determined their spectral classes and luminosities (absolute visual stellar magnitudes). The agreement of these moduli of the stars with the distance modulus of the Pleiades cluster confirms that 21 of them belong to the cluster. Only three of them (FSP 169, FSP 377, and FSP 435) are possibly not members of the cluster. This indicates that the flare activity of a star is a reliable criterion for its membership in a nearby stellar system (cluster or association).Translated fromAstrofizika, Vol. 37, No. 4, 1994.