Rapid rotation in Be stars : testing the null hypothesis - Be stars are all 'near-critical' rotators
The purpose of this thesis is to test the null hypothesis that all Be stars rotate close to their critical velocities. To do this, a grid of synthetic Be-star spectra is constructed, for Veq/Krit = 0.95, accounting for gravity darkening, limb darkening and viewing angle. This grid explores the full...
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University College London (University of London)
2008
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.503102 |