Decoupling of helium in the winds of chemically peculiar stars
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| Year of publication | 2004 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Variable Stars in the Local Group, IAU Colloquium 193 |
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| Field | Astronomy and astrophysics |
| Keywords | hydrodynamics; stars: mass-loss; stars: early-type; stars: winds |
| Description | We calculate hydrodynamic multicomponent models of radiatively driven winds in B type stars. Our wind models consist of four components, namely hydrogen, helium, accelerated ions, and electrons. We solve equations of continuity, motion, and energy for all components and we take into account mutual collisions. Resulting models show large heating caused by friction. Results of our calculations show that the explanation of helium chemical peculiarity by the helium decoupling from the mean wind is unlikely. |
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