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2007ApJ...659..642L - Astrophys. J., 659, 642-649 (2007/April-2)

Evidence for the importance of resonance scattering in X-ray emission line profiles of the O star ζ Puppis.

LEUTENEGGER M.A., OWOCKI S.P., KAHN S.M. and PAERELS F.B.S.

Abstract (from CDS):

We fit the Doppler profiles of the He-like triplet complexes of O VII and N VI in the X-ray spectrum of the O star ζ Pup, using XMM-Newton RGS data collected over ∼400 ks of exposure. We find that they cannot be well fit if the resonance and intercombination lines are constrained to have the same profile shape. However, a significantly better fit is achieved with a model incorporating the effects of resonance scattering, which causes the resonance line to become more symmetric than the intercombination line for a given characteristic continuum optical depth τ*. We discuss the plausibility of this hypothesis, as well as its significance for our understanding of Doppler profiles of X-ray emission lines in O stars.

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Journal keyword(s): Stars: Early-Type - Stars: Individual: Constellation Name: ζ Puppis - Stars: Winds, Outflows - Techniques: Spectroscopic

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