On the Optical Spectrum of Mu Cephei

High resolution spectra of M-type supergiant μ Cep are analyzed. The movements in the atmosphere of this star are highly supersonic and variable with depth. The lines forming in deeper layers show the widths corresponding to 30 kms−1. The lines forming in outer layers are much wider, 50 kms−1. At th...

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Main Author: Kipper Tõnu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2010-12-01
Series:Open Astronomy
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/astro-2017-0418
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spelling doaj-68f11d70da9b442898bb0eeabf71b84c2021-09-06T19:40:14ZengDe GruyterOpen Astronomy2543-63762010-12-01193-414715510.1515/astro-2017-0418astro-2017-0418On the Optical Spectrum of Mu CepheiKipper Tõnu0Tartu Observatory, Tõravere, 61602, EstoniaHigh resolution spectra of M-type supergiant μ Cep are analyzed. The movements in the atmosphere of this star are highly supersonic and variable with depth. The lines forming in deeper layers show the widths corresponding to 30 kms−1. The lines forming in outer layers are much wider, 50 kms−1. At the same time, the microturbulent velocity (ξt) is low, from 4.0 to 4.5 kms−1. The atmosphere of μ Cep is slightly metal deficient with [Fe/H]≈-0.4.https://doi.org/10.1515/astro-2017-0418starsatmospheres starsindividualμ cep
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title On the Optical Spectrum of Mu Cephei
title_short On the Optical Spectrum of Mu Cephei
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publisher De Gruyter
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publishDate 2010-12-01
description High resolution spectra of M-type supergiant μ Cep are analyzed. The movements in the atmosphere of this star are highly supersonic and variable with depth. The lines forming in deeper layers show the widths corresponding to 30 kms−1. The lines forming in outer layers are much wider, 50 kms−1. At the same time, the microturbulent velocity (ξt) is low, from 4.0 to 4.5 kms−1. The atmosphere of μ Cep is slightly metal deficient with [Fe/H]≈-0.4.
topic stars
atmospheres stars
individual
μ cep
url https://doi.org/10.1515/astro-2017-0418
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