Rapid variability of the He I λ 587.6 nm line in spectra of the Herbig Ae/Be WW Vul star
Pugach, AF |
Kinemat. fiz. nebesnyh tel (Online) 2007, 23(4):222-229 |
Language: Russian |
Abstract: The behaviour of the relatively strong absorption line He І λ 587.6 nm with time in spectra of the rapid irregular variable star WW Vul (sp A3) is investigated. In all, 76 spectra were obtained at the 2.6-m ZTSh of the Crimean AO using the low-resolution spectrograph SPEM (R ~ 3000). It is found that both night-averaged and fast changes in equivalent widths Wa of the He І λ 587.6 nm line with a characteristic time of some dozen minutes are present. As absolute energy distribution standards were concomitantly observed, there was the possibility to calculate monochromatic magnitudes of the WW Vul at a wavelength of 550 nm. The night-averaged values of the Wa of the He І λ 587.6 nm line seem to be independent of monochromatic star‘s brightness. The blue-shifted emission component of He I absorption line sometimes arises, being very poor identified. The Hβ absorption line profile was used to confirm the spectral type A3 of the WW Vul star. |
Keywords: Herbig Ae/Be WW Vul, rapid variability of star, star spectrum |