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An atlas of ultraviolet P Cygni profilesWe have selected spectra of 232 stars from the International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) archives for inclusion in an atlas intended for various uses but tailored especially for the study of stellar winds. The atlas covers the range in spectral types from O3 to F8. The full atlas covers the reduced and normalized high resolution spectra from the IUE long- and short-wavelength spectrographs. Here we discuss the selection of the stars and the data reduction, and we present in velocity units the profiles of lines formed in the stellar winds. The selected lines cover a wide range of ionizations, allowing a comparison of the profiles from different ions in the wind of each star and a comparison of the different wind lines as a function spectral type and luminosity. We also present the basic data on the program stars to facilitate study of the dependence of wind features on stellar parameters such as luminosity, temperature, escape velocity, and v sin i. We provide an overview of the characteristic behavior of the wind lines in the H-R diagram. The complete spectra are available in digital form through the NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS). We offer a description of the electronic database that is available through the ADS and guidelines for obtaining access to that database.
Document ID
19950032341
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Snow, Theodore P.
(Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO United States)
Lamers, Henny J. G. L. M.
(Univ. of Utrecht Utrecht, Netherlands)
Lindholm, Douglas M.
(Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO United States)
Odell, Andrew P.
(Northern Arizona Univ. Flagstaff, AZ, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1994
Publication Information
Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Volume: 95
Issue: 1
ISSN: 0067-0049
Subject Category
Astronomy
Accession Number
95A63940
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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