TY  - JOUR
A1  - Rüdiger, Günther
A1  - Küker, Manfred
A1  - Kapyla, P. J.
A1  - Strassmeier, Klaus G.
T1  - Antisolar differential rotation of slowly rotating cool stars
JF  - Astronomy and astrophysics : an international weekly journal
N2  - Rotating stellar convection transports angular momentum towards the equator, generating the characteristic equatorial acceleration of the solar rotation while the radial flux of angular momentum is always inwards. New numerical box simulations for the meridional cross-correlation < u(theta)u(phi)>, however, reveal the angular momentum transport towards the poles for slow rotation and towards the equator for fast rotation. The explanation is that for slow rotation a negative radial gradient of the angular velocity always appears, which in combination with a so-far neglected rotation-induced off-diagonal eddy viscosity term nu(perpendicular to) provides "antisolar rotation" laws with a decelerated equator Similarly, the simulations provided positive values for the rotation-induced correlation < u(r)u(theta)>, which is relevant for the resulting latitudinal temperature profiles (cool or warm poles) for slow rotation and negative values for fast rotation. Observations of the differential rotation of slowly rotating stars will therefore lead to a better understanding of the actual stress-strain relation, the heat transport, and the underlying model of the rotating convection.
KW  - stars: solar-type
KW  - convection
KW  - stars: rotation
KW  - turbulence
Y1  - 2019
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201935280
SN  - 1432-0746
VL  - 630
PB  - EDP Sciences
CY  - Les Ulis
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kubatova, Brankica
A1  - Szecsi, D.
A1  - Sander, Andreas Alexander Christoph
A1  - Kubat, Jiří
A1  - Tramper, F.
A1  - Krticka, Jiri
A1  - Kehrig, C.
A1  - Hamann, Wolf-Rainer
A1  - Hainich, Rainer
A1  - Shenar, Tomer
T1  - Low-metallicity massive single stars with rotation
BT  - II. Predicting spectra and spectral classes of chemically homogeneously evolving stars
JF  - Astronomy and astrophysics : an international weekly journal
N2  - Context. Metal-poor massive stars are assumed to be progenitors of certain supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, and compact object mergers that might contribute to the early epochs of the Universe with their strong ionizing radiation. However, this assumption remains mainly theoretical because individual spectroscopic observations of such objects have rarely been carried out below the metallicity of the Small Magellanic Cloud. Aims. Here we explore the predictions of the state-of-the-art theories of stellar evolution combined with those of stellar atmospheres about a certain type of metal-poor (0.02 Z(circle dot)) hot massive stars, the chemically homogeneously evolving stars that we call Transparent Wind Ultraviolet INtense (TWUIN) stars. Methods. We computed synthetic spectra corresponding to a broad range in masses (20 130 M-circle dot) and covering several evolutionary phases from the zero-age main-sequence up to the core helium-burning stage. We investigated the influence of mass loss and wind clumping on spectral appearance and classified the spectra according to the Morgan-Keenan (MK) system. Results. We find that TWUIN stars show almost no emission lines during most of their core hydrogen-burning lifetimes. Most metal lines are completely absent, including nitrogen. During their core helium-burning stage, lines switch to emission, and even some metal lines (oxygen and carbon, but still almost no nitrogen) are detected. Mass loss and clumping play a significant role in line formation in later evolutionary phases, particularly during core helium-burning. Most of our spectra are classified as an early-O type giant or supergiant, and we find Wolf-Rayet stars of type WO in the core helium-burning phase. Conclusions. An extremely hot, early-O type star observed in a low-metallicity galaxy could be the result of chemically homogeneous evolution and might therefore be the progenitor of a long-duration gamma-ray burst or a type Ic supernova. TWUIN stars may play an important role in reionizing the Universe because they are hot without showing prominent emission lines during most of their lifetime.
KW  - stars: massive
KW  - stars: winds, outflows
KW  - stars: rotation
KW  - galaxies: dwarf
KW  - radiative transfer
Y1  - 2019
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201834360
SN  - 1432-0746
SN  - 0004-6361
VL  - 623
PB  - EDP Sciences
CY  - Les Ulis
ER  -