Spectrophotometric study of Be stars

A large sample of Be stars has been studied spectrophotometrically in the visible region. The continuum energy distribution data for 23 Be stars included in the list of Harmanecet al. (1983) are presented and discussed in the wavelength range 3200 Å–8000 Å. For 15 Be stars the observations reported in the present work are new. By comparing the observed continua with models, the effective temperatures of these stars have been estimated. It is found that, in general, Be stars have lower effective temperature than the corresponding normal B stars. The present study shows that the early-Be stars (B0–B5) possess near-ultraviolet and near-infrared excess emissions more frequently than the late-Be stars (B5–B9). The seven new Be stars are detected to show pole-on characteristics.     

Distribution of absolute energy of bright Be stars in pleiades

We present newly measured energy distributions from 3200–7500 Å of five late-type Be stars in Pleiades cluster for search of peculiarities of Be stars continuum energy distributions. Empirical effective temperatures of Be stars have been derived by comparing observed and computed fluxes in the visible region. The variation of the flux in the Balmer continuum region of Pleione (28 Tau) has been discussed.     

Scanner observations of P/Halley (1982i)

We present an outline to calculate the principal and indirect portions of the planetary disturbing function, based on the method of W. M. Smart. We truncate the Taylor expansion at the third power of eccentricity-inclination. The outline of a new method to obtain the negative powers of the mutual distance between two planets is also given, neglecting powers higher than the fourth in the eccentricity-inclination.     

Spectrophotometry of bright Be stars

We present new measurements of the distribution of energy in the continuum for eight Be stars in the optical region (3200-7600 Å). The effective temperatures of these stars have been estimated from their observed fluxes. It is found that, in general, pole-on stars show near-infrared excess emission. It is interesting to note that the Balmer jumps for stars having an infrared excess are systematically smaller than for those lacking the infrared excess.Variability of ultraviolet and infrared excess emissions in these stars has been discussed. The stars 59 Cyg, 66 Cyg, 28 CMa, and 27 CMa show large variations in their continuum at ultraviolet (UV) and infrared (IR) regions.     

Scanner observations of shell stars ϕ Persei and ψ Persei

Spectrophotometric energy distribution data of the shell stars Per and Per are reported in the wavelength range 3200–8000 Å. The effective temperature of these stars is derived by comparison of observed energy distribution with theoretical models. Both the stars show higher values of derived effective temperature. The continuum energy distribution in the ultraviolet region has also be discussed.     

Spectrophotometric observations of comet Hartley-Good (1985l)

Spectrophotometric observations of Cornet Hartley-Good (19851) during five nights in 1985 are presented in the wavelength range 3200–7000 ». The emission bands due to CN, CH, C₂, and C₃ molecules are observed. The abundances (N) and production rates (Q) of the molecules are derived.     

Scanner observations of the Be starsν Gem,κ Ori,β Mon andω CMa

The photoelectric spectrophotometric scans of the Be stars Gem, Ori, Mon and CMa have been analyzed to find out few stellar parameters. The absolute energy distributions of these stars in the wavelength range 350–750 nm have been given. Their effective temperatures and gravities have been estimated from comparisons with non-LTE model atmospheres. The stars Gem and Mon have been found to have Balmer discontinuities in emission. The excess emission in the region 620–750 nm has been observed for Mon and CMa. The evolutionary aspects of these stars are discussed and their masses have been estimated.     

Spectrophotometric study of P/Halley during post perihelion passage

Spectrophotometric observations of P/Halley are presented for four nights in the optical region (3200–7000 ) during post-perihelion period. Emission features due to CN, CH, C₃ and C₂ molecules are identified and the total apparent fluxes in each emission band are measured. It is found that the comet display large variations in the emission bands as well as continuum.     

Spectrophotometry of comet Hartley-Good (1985l)

We present spectrophotometric studies of comet Hartley-Good (1985l) in the spectral region 3200–7000 Å. The emission features of molecules CN, CH, C₂, and C₃ are observed. The variation of the emission strength of different species has been studied as a function of heliocentric distance. The abundances (N) and production rates (Q) of the molecules are also estimated.     

Continuum energy dissipation of 48 Persei

Self-similar solutions for one-dimensional unsteady flow of a non-ideal gas behind an exponential shock propagating into a uniform atmosphere are investigated. The equation of state in the suitable form for such gases is found to be fairly accurate at low-density region.