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High-resolution IUE observations of the 1981 eclipse of 32 CYG32 Cyg shows a spectacular pure emission line spectrum during eclipse. Six weeks later, most lines, which were observed in emission during eclipse, are seen as P Cygni type profiles with strong absorption components. The lines are formed through line scattering of B star light in the extended atmosphere (wind) of the K supergiant. During eclipse, the emission parts of the P Cyg lines remain visible since the size of the line scattering sphere around the B star is larger than the red giant. Other emission lines are formed in a shock front near the B star (CIV, SiIV, FeIII) and possibly in an accretion disk. The strong FeII UV Mult. 191 lambda lambda 1785-88 A is shown to be formed through optical pumping via FeII UV Mult. 9 photons. The phase dependence of the P Cyg type profiles is modelled by means of line transfer calculations in nonspherical, 3-dimensional geometry with velocity fields.
Document ID
19830012601
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Reimers, D.
(Hamburg Univ.)
Che, A.
(Hamburg Univ.)
Hempe, K.
(Hamburg Univ.)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1981
Publication Information
Publication: Smithsonian Astrophysics Observatory 2nd Cambridge Workshop on Cool Stars, Stellar Systems, and the Sun, Vol. 1
Subject Category
Astronomy
Accession Number
83N20872
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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