What spectra of massive B-stars can tell us about their binary and pulsational properties

Authors
Dr.
Andréas Irrgang
Date and time
10 Dec 2019 - 11:30 Europe/London
Address

Aula

Talk language
English
Slides language
English
Serie number
1
Description

Spectroscopy is a powerful tool to unravel the nature of stellar bodies. For instance, spectra can be used to derive the temperature, gravity, and chemical composition at the surface of a star. If the star is part of a binary system and/or pulsating, spectra can even tell us something about its fundamental parameters mass and radius. In this talk, I will illustrate the opportunities and difficulties related to studying the spectra of pulsating stars or stars in binary systems, with special focus on massive stars of spectral type B.

Format
Seminar
Stellar oscillations

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