Spectral Montages
Table of Contents
- OB Supergiants
- OB Giants
- Magnetic OB Stars
- Peculiar OB Stars
- Wolf-Rayet Stars
- Eta Carinae
- Normal Low-Mass Stars
- RS CVn Stars
- T Tauri Stars
- Flare Stars
- W UMa Stars
- Unique Low-Mass Stars
High-Mass/Hot Stars
OB Supergiants
Figure 1: HETG MEG spectra of selected OB
supergiants, ordered by spectral class (photospheric
temperature). Replication of Walborn, N. R. (2006).
Figure 2: Predicted ACIS-S spectra of the
OB supergiants from Figure 1, ordered by spectral class.
OB Giants
Figure 3: HETG MEG spectra of selected OB giants and
main sequence stars, ordered by spectral class. Replication
of Walborn, N. R. (2006).
Figure 4: Predicted ACIS-S spectra of the OB giants
and main sequence stars
from Figure 3, ordered by spectral class.
Magnetic OB Stars
Figure 5: HETG MEG spectra of two OB stars,
Theta1 Ori C and Tau Sco, thought to have strong
magnetic fields responsible for generating X-rays.
Figure 6: The predicted ACIS-S spectra of two OB stars,
Theta1 Ori C and Tau Sco, thought to have strong
magnetic fields responsible for generating X-rays.
Peculiar OB Stars
Figure 7: Montage of the high-resolution MEG
spectra of three peculiar OB stars, Gamma Cas, Cyg OB2 8A,
and Theta2 Ori A, approximately ordered by X-ray
hardness, with the softest X-ray emitters at the bottom.
Figure 8: Montage of the predicted low-resolution ACIS-S
spectra of three peculiar OB stars, Gamma Cas, Cyg OB2 8A,
and Theta2 Ori A, approximately ordered by X-ray
hardness, with the softest X-ray emitters at the bottom.
Wolf-Rayet Stars
Figure 9: Montage of the high-resolution MEG
spectra of the two Wolf-Rayet stars observed thus far with HETG
Figure 10: Montage of the predicted low-resolution ACIS-S
spectra of the two Wolf-Rayet stars observed thus far with HETG
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Postscript
Eta Carinae
Figure 11: Montage of the high-resolution MEG
spectra from six HETG observations of Eta Carinae.
Figure 12: Montage of the predicted
low-resolution ACIS-S spectra from six HETG observations of
Eta Carinae.
Low-Mass/Cool Stars
Normal Low-Mass Stars
Figure 13: Montage of the high-resolution MEG
spectra of normal and rapidly rotating low-mass stars.
Figure 14: Montage of the predicted low-resolution
ACIS-S spectra of .
RS CVn-Type Stars
Figure 15: Montage of the high-resolution MEG
spectra of the RS CVn stars in the atlas.
Figure 16: Montage of the predicted low-resolution
ACIS-S spectra of the RS CVn stars in the atlas.
T Tauri-Type Stars
Figure 17: Montage of the high-resolution MEG
spectra of the T Tauri-type stars in the atlas.
Figure 18: Montage of the predicted low-resolution
ACIS-S spectra of the T Tauri-type stars in the atlas.
Flare Stars
Figure 19: Montage of the high-resolution MEG
spectra of active and flaring low-mass stars.
Figure 20: Montage of the predicted low-resolution
ACIS-S spectra of active and flaring low-mass stars.
W UMa-Type Stars
Figure 21: Montage of the high-resolution MEG
spectra of two W UMa-type stars, 44 Boo and VW Cep.
Figure 22: Montage of the predicted low-resolution
ACIS-S spectra of two W UMa-type stars, 44 Boo and VW Cep.
Unique Low-Mass Stars
Figure 23: Montage of the high-resolution MEG
spectra of two unique stellar systems, Algol and FK Com.
Figure 24: Montage of the predicted low-resolution
ACIS-S spectra of two unique stellar systems, Algol and FK Com.
References
Walborn, N. R., The Ultraviolet Universe: Stars from
Birth to Death, 2006.
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