| Issue |
A&A
Volume 407, Number 3, September I 2003
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 1007 - 1020 | |
| Section | Stellar structure and evolution | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030996 | |
| Published online | 17 November 2003 | |
UV(IUE) spectra of hot post-AGB candidates *,**
Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Koramangala, Bangalore 560034, India
Corresponding author: G. Gauba, gauba@iiap.ernet.in
Received:
25
April
2003
Accepted:
3
June
2003
Analysis of the low resolution UV(IUE) spectra (1150 to 3200 Å) of 15 hot post-AGB
candidates is presented.
The UV(IUE) spectra of 10 stars suggest partial obscuration of
the hot stars due to circumstellar dust. The reddened
continua of these 10 stars were used to model and estimate the
circumstellar extinction. The circumstellar extinction law was found
to be linear in 
in the case of
IRAS 13266–5551 (CPD-55 5588), IRAS 14331–6435 (Hen3-1013),
IRAS 16206–5956 (SAO 243756), IRAS 17074–1845 (Hen3-1347),
IRAS 17311–4924 (Hen3-1428), IRAS 18023–3409 (LSS 4634), IRAS 18062+2410 (SAO 85766),
IRAS 18371–3159 (LSE 63), IRAS 22023+5249 (LSIII +5224) and
IRAS 22495+5134 (LSIII +5142). There seems to be no significant circumstellar
extinction in the case of IRAS 17203–1534, IRAS 17460–3114 (SAO 209306) and
IRAS 18379–1707 (LSS 5112). The UV(IUE) spectrum of IRAS 12584–4837 (Hen3-847)
shows several emission lines including that of HeII.
It may be a massive young OB-supergiant or a low mass star
in the post-AGB phase of evolution. IRAS 16206–5956 (SAO 243756) and
IRAS 18062+2410 (SAO 85766)
show variability in the UV which in addition to stellar pulsations
may be attributed to a dusty torus in motion around the hot central
stars. The UV spectrum of the bipolar PPN,
IRAS 17423–1755 (Hen3-1475) indicates that the central B-type star
is obscured by a dusty disk.
The stars were placed on the log g-log Teff diagram
showing the post-AGB evolutionary tracks of Schönberner.
Terminal wind velocities of the stars were estimated from the CIV and NV
stellar wind features. The presence of stellar wind in some of
these stars indicates ongoing post-AGB massloss.
Key words: stars: AGB and post-AGB / stars: early-type / stars: evolution / stars: circumstellar matter / ultraviolet: stars
© ESO, 2003
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