Issue |
A&A
Volume 410, Number 3, November II 2003
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Page(s) | 993 - 1000 | |
Section | Stellar atmospheres | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031308 | |
Published online | 17 November 2003 |
A temperature correction method for expanding atmospheres
Professur Astrophysik, Universität Potsdam, Am Neuen Palais 10, 14469 Potsdam, Germany
Corresponding author: W.-R. Hamann, wrh@astro.physik.uni-potsdam.de
Received:
2
June
2003
Accepted:
22
August
2003
Model atmospheres form the basis for the interpretation of stellar spectra. A major problem in those model calculations is to establish the temperature stratification from the condition of radiative equilibrium. Dealing with non-LTE models for spherically expanding atmospheres of Wolf-Rayet stars, we developed a new temperature correction method. Its basic idea dates back to 1955 when it was proposed by Unsöld for grey, static and plane-parallel atmospheres in LTE. The equations were later generalized to the non-grey case by Lucy. In the present paper we furthermore drop the Eddington approximation, proceed to spherical geometry and allow for expansion of the atmosphere. Finally the concept of an “approximate lambda operator” is employed to speed up the convergence. Tests for Wolf-Rayet type models demonstrate that the method works fine even in situations of strong non-LTE.
Key words: stars: winds, outflows / stars: mass-loss / stars: Wolf-Rayet / radiative transfer / stars: atmospheres
© ESO, 2003
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