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Observations of deep-seated structure in the stellar winds of OB stars
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 March 2016
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High-resolution, time-resolved spectroscopy in both optical and UV wavebands has shown that the outer layers of luminous OB stars vary on time scales of hours-days. Spectroscopic monitoring with the IUE satellite provides evidence that the stellar winds of luminous, hot stars are not smooth and steady, but are frequently disrupted by the presence of time-dependent structures. In addition, variability is often present in optical photospheric line profiles; these variations are likely due to the influence of photospheric velocity fields, especially those from one or more modes of nonradial pulsation (NRP). The process (or processes) responsible for the formation of time-dependent wind structure is (are) not known. Issues concerning potential connections between NRPs, variations at the base of the outflow, and the development of wind structure pose some of the greatest challenges to our understanding of mass-loss via radiatively driven stellar winds.
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