Probing Red Giant Winds with FUSE and STIS探讨红巨风保险丝和性病.pptVIP

CS15 St. Andrews, July 2008 Winds in Symbiotic Red Giants:A Perspective from the Base of Outflow Outline EG And absorption spectrum Absorption lines from species such as CII, NI, OI, MgII, SiII, PII, ArI, MnII, FeII, NiII….etc. (no cool or hot bubbles detected) Transitions observed from range of lower energy levels: absorption from 0 to 4.5ev above ground Over 2.2 RRG 3.7 populated Fe+ levels imply 6,500 K T 8,500 K Wind/chromosphere ‘clumpy’; sizes 1% RRG Wind velocity differs from Beta-law in EG And SY Mus BF Cyg Absorption M5 giant, Higher mass-loss rate (~4 - 5 times) Wind probed further out (~4 - 6.5 RRG) Similar excitation+ionisation (Texcite~6 - 8000K) WD more luminous, but, Mass-loss higher?ionised region confined close to WD similar to EG And Caveats? Project Direction Questions…? Topics for Discussion… To increase rate of progress ? more communication between members in field… TCD group propose hosting webpage summarising session, active topics for work repository for models, spectra etc. ? would be a central archive to be updated Identify points for discussion areas for work….. Topics for Discussion… Identify targets for models for future observations i.e., list binary giants (+ isolated proxy stars) that should be modelled in detail ? list on webpage (along with data + parameters, quick reference for future proposals, model params) Need more optical data for binary objects? Basic photospheric params? vsin(i) values? Thermodynamic models publicly available ? i.e., can quickly compare to data, can produce radio models (Graham) Topics for Discussion (biased!)… Conditions at photosphere: diagnose/model convective activity (low-mass models?) Conditions in Chromosphere/inner wind: plateau ~8,000K? Chromos separate from wind? Structure? (neutral medium models?) Wind accel profile: Delayed (static chromos)? Shallow? Scaling to supergiants? ? same v(r)? * * Cian Crowley School of Physics Trinity College D