Mass Loss from Luminous Blue Variables

Lamers, H. J. G. L. M.

doi:10.1007/978-94-009-1031-7_17

H. J. G. L. M. Lamers⁴

Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library ((ASSL,volume 157))

118 Accesses
21 Citations

Abstract

Luminous Blue Variables (LBV’s) are losing mass at a rate which is higher than in normal stars of the same luminosity. This high mass loss is evident from the occurrence of P Cygni profiles in the visual spectrum, the large numbers of UV lines which are Doppler shifted or show P Cygni profiles and the large IR excess or radio free-free emission. Mass loss from LBV’s is strongly variable on a wide range of timescales from months to centuries and possibly even millenia. During these variations the mass loss may vary from values as low as 10^-6 to 10^-5 M_⊙/yr, when the star is quiet, to outbursts of the type observed in P Cygni in AD 1600 and ŋ Car in 1837 (for reviews see Davidson, 1987; Lamers, 1986, 1987).

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution

Chapter: USD 29.95; Price excludes VAT (USA)

eBook: USD 84.99; Price excludes VAT (USA)

Softcover Book: USD 109.99; Price excludes VAT (USA)

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

Abbott, D.C., Bieging, J.H., Churchwell, E.: 1981, Ap. J. 250, 645.
Article ADS Google Scholar
Andriesse, C.D., Donn, B.D., Viotti, R.: 1978, MNRAS 185, 771.
ADS Google Scholar
Baars, J.W.M., Wendker, H.J.: 1987, Astr. Ap. 181, 210.
ADS Google Scholar
Cassatella, A. et al.: 1979, Astr. Ap. 79, 223.
ADS Google Scholar
Davidson, K.D.: 1987, in Instabilities in Luminous Early Type Stars, eds. Lamers and de Loore (Reidel), p. 127.
Google Scholar
Dav idson, K.D.: 1989, these proceedings.
Google Scholar
Davidson, K.D. et al.: 1986, Ap. J. 305, 867.
Article ADS Google Scholar
de Groot, M.: 1969, Bull. Astron. Inst. Netherlands 20, 235.
Google Scholar
Garmany, C.D., Conti, P.S.: 1984, Ap. J. 284, 705.
Article ADS Google Scholar
Hubeny, I., Leitherer, C.: 1989, these proceedings.
Google Scholar
Humphreys, R.M.: 1989, these proceedings.
Google Scholar
Humphreys, R.M. et al.: 1984, Ap. J. 278, 124.
Article ADS Google Scholar
Humphreys, R.M., Lamers, H.J.G.L.M., Hoekzema, N.: 1989, in preparation.
Google Scholar
Hyland, A.R. et al.: 1979, Ap. J. 223, 145.
Article ADS Google Scholar
Johnson, H.M.: 1976, Ap. J. 206, 469.
Article ADS Google Scholar
Kenyon, S.J., Gallagher, J.S.: 1985, Ap. J. 290, 542.
Article ADS Google Scholar
Lamers, H.J.G.L.M.: 1986, in Luminous Stars and Associations in
Google Scholar
Galaxies, eds. de Loore et al. (Reidel), p. 157.
Google Scholar
Lamers, H.J.G.L.M.: 1987, in Instabilities in Luminous Early Type Stars, eds. Lamers and de Loore (Reidel), p. 99.
Google Scholar
Lamers, H.J.G.L.M., de Groot, M., Cassatella, A.: 1983, Astr. Ap. 128, 299.
ADS Google Scholar
Lamers, H.J.G.L.M. et al.: 1989, these proceedings.
Google Scholar
Lamers, H.J.G.L.M., Korevaar, P., Cassatella, A.: 1985, Astr. Ap. 149, 29.
ADS Google Scholar
Leitherer, C. et al.: 1985, Astr. Ap. 153, 168.
ADS Google Scholar
Leitherer, C. et al.: 1989, these proceedings.
Google Scholar
Leitherer, C., Zickgraf, F.J.: 1987, Astr. Ap. 174, 103.
ADS Google Scholar
Maeder, A., Meynet, G.: 1987, Astr. Ap. 182, 243.
ADS Google Scholar
Markova, N., Kolka, I.: 1988, Astroph. Sp. Sci. 141, 45.
Article ADS Google Scholar
McGregor, P. J. et al.: 1988, Ap. J. 329, 874.
Article ADS Google Scholar
Paresce, F.: 1989, these proceedings.
Google Scholar
Pauldrach, A., Puls, J., Kudritzki, R.P.: 1986, Astr. Ap. 164, 86.
MATH ADS Google Scholar
Stahl, 0.: 1987, Astr. Ap. 182, 229.
ADS Google Scholar
Stahl, 0.: 1989, these proceedings.
Google Scholar
Stahl, 0., Wolf, B.: 1986, Astr. Ap. 154, 243.
ADS Google Scholar
Stahl, 0., Wolf, B., Zickgraf, F.J.: 1987, Astr. Ap. 184, 193.
ADS Google Scholar
Stahl, 0. et al.: 1983, Astr. Ap. 127, 49.
ADS Google Scholar
Thackeray, A.D.: 1956, Vistas Astron. 2, 1380.
Article ADS Google Scholar
van Genderen, A., Thė, P.S.: 1985, Space Sci. Reviews 39, 317.
Google Scholar
van Genderen, A.: 1986, Astr. Ap. 157, 163.
ADS Google Scholar
Viotti, R.: 1988, private communication.
Google Scholar
Walborn N.R.: 1977, Ap. J. 215, 53.
Article ADS Google Scholar
Walborn N.R.: 1982, Ap. J. 256, 452.
Article ADS Google Scholar
Walborn N.R., Blanco, B.M., Thackeray, A.D.: 1978, Ap. J. 219, 498.
Article ADS Google Scholar
Waters, L.B.F.M., Wesselius, P.R.: 1986, Astr. Ap. 155, 104.
ADS Google Scholar
Wendker, H.J.: 1982, Astr. Ap. 116, L5.
ADS Google Scholar
White, R.L., Becker, R.H.: 1982, Ap. J. 262, 657.
Article ADS Google Scholar
Whitelock, P.A. et al.: 1983, MNRAS 205, 577.
ADS Google Scholar
Wolf, B., Stahl, 0.: 1982, Astr. Ap. 112, 111.
ADS Google Scholar
Wolf, B., Zickgraf, F.J.: 1986, Astr. Ap. 164, 435.
ADS Google Scholar
Zickgraf, F.J., Stahl, 0.: 1989, these proceedings.
Google Scholar

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, University of Colorado and National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado, 80309-0440, USA
H. J. G. L. M. Lamers

Authors

H. J. G. L. M. Lamers
View author publications
You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

Department of Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Kris Davidson
Département de Physique, Université de Montréal, Canada
A. F. J. Moffat
SRON, Laboratory for Space Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands
H. J. G. L. M. Lamers

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

About this paper

Cite this paper

Lamers, H.J.G.L.M. (1989). Mass Loss from Luminous Blue Variables. In: Davidson, K., Moffat, A.F.J., Lamers, H.J.G.L.M. (eds) Physics of Luminous Blue Variables. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 157. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1031-7_17

Download citation

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1031-7_17
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-94-010-6955-7
Online ISBN: 978-94-009-1031-7
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics