TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hubrig, Swetlana
A1  - Fossati, Luca
A1  - Carroll, Thorsten Anthony
A1  - Castro, Norberto
A1  - Gonzalez, J. F.
A1  - Ilyin, Ilya
A1  - Przybilla, Norbert
A1  - Schoeller, M.
A1  - Oskinova, Lida
A1  - Morel, T.
A1  - Langer, N.
A1  - Scholz, Ralf-Dieter
A1  - Kharchenko, N. V.
A1  - Nieva, M. -F.
T1  - B fields in OB stars (BOB): The discovery of a magnetic field in a multiple system in the Trifid nebula, one of the youngest star forming regions
JF  - Astronomy and astrophysics : an international weekly journal
N2  - Aims. Recent magnetic field surveys in O- and B-type stars revealed that about 10% of the core-hydrogen-burning massive stars host large-scale magnetic fields. The physical origin of these fields is highly debated. To identify and model the physical processes responsible for the generation of magnetic fields in massive stars, it is important to establish whether magnetic massive stars are found in very young star-forming regions or whether they are formed in close interacting binary systems.
 Methods. In the framework of our ESO Large Program, we carried out low-resolution spectropolarimetric observations with FORS 2 in 2013 April of the three most massive central stars in the Trifid nebula, HD 164492A, HD 164492C, and HD 164492D. These observations indicated a strong longitudinal magnetic field of about 500-600 G in the poorly studied component HD 164492C. To confirm this detection, we used HARPS in spectropolarimetric mode on two consecutive nights in 2013 June.
 Results. Our HARPS observations confirmed the longitudinal magnetic field in HD 164492C. Furthermore, the HARPS observations revealed that HD 164492C cannot be considered as a single star as it possesses one or two companions. The spectral appearance indicates that the primary is most likely of spectral type B1-B1.5 V. Since in both observing nights most spectral lines appear blended, it is currently unclear which components are magnetic. Long-term monitoring using high-resolution spectropolarimetry is necessary to separate the contribution of each component to the magnetic signal. Given the location of the system HD 164492C in one of the youngest star formation regions, this system can be considered as a Rosetta Stone for our understanding of the origin of magnetic fields in massive stars.
KW  - binaries: close
KW  - stars: early-type
KW  - stars: fundamental parameters
KW  - stars: magnetic field
KW  - stars: variables: general
KW  - stars: individual: HD 164492C
Y1  - 2014
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201423490
SN  - 0004-6361
SN  - 1432-0746
VL  - 564
PB  - EDP Sciences
CY  - Les Ulis
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Massa, D.
A1  - Oskinova, Lida
A1  - Fullerton, A. W.
A1  - Prinja, R. K.
A1  - Bohlender, D. A.
A1  - Morrison, N. D.
A1  - Blake, M.
A1  - Pych, W.
T1  - CIR modulation of the X-ray flux from the O7.5 III(n)((f)) star xi Persei(a similar to...)?
JF  - Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
N2  - We analyse a 162 ks high energy transmission grating Chandra observation of the O7.5 III(n)((f)) star xi Per, together with contemporaneous H alpha observations. The X-ray spectrum of this star is similar to other single O stars, and not pathological in any way. Its UV wind lines are known to display cyclical time variability, with a period of 2.086 d, which is thought to be associated with corotating interaction regions (CIRs). We examine the Chandra and H alpha data for variability on this time-scale. We find that the X-rays vary by similar to 15 per cent over the course of the observations and that this variability is out of phase with variable absorption on the blue wing of the H alpha profiles (assumed to be a surrogate for the UV absorption associated with CIRs). While not conclusive, both sets of data are consistent with models where the CIRs are either a source of X-rays or modulate them.
KW  - stars: early-type
KW  - stars: individual: xi Persei
KW  - stars: mass loss
KW  - stars: winds, outflows
KW  - X-rays: stars
Y1  - 2014
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu565
SN  - 0035-8711
SN  - 1365-2966
VL  - 441
IS  - 3
SP  - 2173
EP  - 2180
PB  - Oxford Univ. Press
CY  - Oxford
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Morel, T.
A1  - Castro, Norberto
A1  - Fossati, Luca
A1  - Hubrig, Swetlana
A1  - Langer, N.
A1  - Przybilla, Norbert
A1  - Schöller, Markus
A1  - Carroll, Thorsten Anthony
A1  - Ilyin, Ilya
A1  - Irrgang, Andreas
A1  - Oskinova, Lida
A1  - Schneider, Fabian R. N.
A1  - Simon Díaz, Sergio
A1  - Briquet, Maryline
A1  - González, Jean-Francois
A1  - Kharchenko, Nina
A1  - Nieva, M.-F.
A1  - Scholz, Ralf-Dieter
A1  - de Koter, Alexander
A1  - Hamann, Wolf-Rainer
A1  - Herrero, Artemio
A1  - Maíz Apellániz, Jesus
A1  - Sana, Hugues
A1  - Arlt, Rainer
A1  - Barbá, Rodolfo H.
A1  - Dufton, Polly
A1  - Kholtygin, Alexander
A1  - Mathys, Gautier
A1  - Piskunov, Anatoly E.
A1  - Reisenegger, Andreas
A1  - Spruit, H.
A1  - Yoon, S.-C.
T1  - The B fields in OB stars (BOB) survey
T2  - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe
N2  - The B fields in OB stars (BOB) survey is an ESO large programme collecting spectropolarimetric observations for a large number of early-type stars in order to study the occurrence rate, properties, and ultimately the origin of magnetic fields in massive stars. As of July 2014, a total of 98 objects were observed over 20 nights with FORS2 and HARPSpol. Our preliminary results indicate that the fraction of magnetic OB stars with an organised, detectable field is low. This conclusion, now independently reached by two different surveys, has profound implications for any theoretical model attempting to explain the field formation in these objects. We discuss in this contribution some important issues addressed by our observations (e.g., the lower bound of the field strength) and the discovery of some remarkable objects.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe - 821 
KW  - magnetic fields
KW  - stars: early-type
KW  - stars: magnetic fields
KW  - stars: individual (HD 164492C, CPD –57 ◦ 3509, HD 54879, β CMa, ε CMa)
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-415238
SN  - 1866-8372
IS  - 821
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Liermann, Angelika
A1  - Hamann, Wolf-Rainer
A1  - Oskinova, Lida
T1  - The quintuplet cluster III. Hertzsprung-Russell diagram and cluster age (vol 540, pg A14, 2012)
T2  - Astronomy and astrophysics : an international weekly journal
KW  - open clusters and associations: individual: Quintuplet
KW  - infrared: stars
KW  - stars: early-type
KW  - stars: late-type
KW  - Hertzsprung-Russell and C-M diagrams
KW  - errata, addenda
Y1  - 2014
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117534e
SN  - 0004-6361
SN  - 1432-0746
VL  - 563
PB  - EDP Sciences
CY  - Les Ulis
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hainich, Rainer
A1  - Ruehling, Ute
A1  - Todt, Helge Tobias
A1  - Oskinova, Lida
A1  - Liermann, A.
A1  - Graefener, G.
A1  - Foellmi, C.
A1  - Schnurr, O.
A1  - Hamann, Wolf-Rainer
T1  - The Wolf-Rayet stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud - A comprehensive analysis of the WN class
JF  - Astronomy and astrophysics : an international weekly journal
N2  - Context. Massive stars, although being important building blocks of galaxies, are still not fully understood. This especially holds true for Wolf-Rayet (WR) stars with their strong mass loss, whose spectral analysis requires adequate model atmospheres. Aims. Following our comprehensive studies of the WR stars in the Milky Way, we now present spectroscopic analyses of almost all known WN stars in the LMC.
 Methods. For the quantitative analysis of the wind-dominated emission-line spectra, we employ the Potsdam Wolf-Rayet (PoWR) model atmosphere code. By fitting synthetic spectra to the observed spectral energy distribution and the available spectra (ultraviolet and optical), we obtain the physical properties of 107 stars.
 Results. We present the fundamental stellar and wind parameters for an almost complete sample of WN stars in the LMC. Among those stars that are putatively single, two different groups can be clearly distinguished. While 12% of our sample are more luminous than 10(6) L-circle dot and contain a significant amount of hydrogen, 88% of the WN stars, with little or no hydrogen, populate the luminosity range between log (L/L-circle dot) = 5.3 ... 5.8.
 Conclusions. While the few extremely luminous stars (log (L/L-circle dot) > 6), if indeed single stars, descended directly from the main sequence at very high initial masses, the bulk of WN stars have gone through the red-supergiant phase. According to their luminosities in the range of log (L/L-circle dot) = 5.3 ... 5.8, these stars originate from initial masses between 20 and 40 M-circle dot. This mass range is similar to the one found in the Galaxy, i.e. the expected metallicity dependence of the evolution is not seen. Current stellar evolution tracks, even when accounting for rotationally induced mixing, still partly fail to reproduce the observed ranges of luminosities and initial masses. Moreover, stellar radii are generally larger and effective temperatures correspondingly lower than predicted from stellar evolution models, probably due to subphotospheric inflation.
KW  - stars: Wolf-Rayet
KW  - Magellanic Clouds
KW  - stars: early-type
KW  - stars: atmospheres
KW  - stars: winds, outflows
KW  - stars: mass-loss
Y1  - 2014
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201322696
SN  - 0004-6361
SN  - 1432-0746
VL  - 565
PB  - EDP Sciences
CY  - Les Ulis
ER  -