NASA NTRS · 19770041234
Ultraviolet stellar spectra obtained on Skylab
Abstract
A 15-cm aperture f/3 Ritchey-Chretien telescope equipped with a 4 deg calcium fluoride prism was employed in taking objective prism spectra from 1300 to 5000 A in 188 stars, in the three Skylab missions. Spectra of 2 A resolution at 1400 A and 10 A at 2000 A, extending to B0 stars such that V equals 6.5, were taken of 400 stars in the neighborhood of 1500 A. Stellar temperature and luminosity variations are revealed in resonance lines of C IV and Si IV. Profiles of P Cygni type show up in the spectra of all stars with absolute bolometric magnitudes brighter than minus 8.4, implying appreciable outflow of mass. Spectra with emission lines shortward of 2000 A were obtained for 12 WR stars, and spectra of some companion stars dominating the UV spectra are reported.
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Henize, K. G., Wray, J. D., Parsons, S. B., Benedict, G. F.. 1976-01-01. Ultraviolet stellar spectra obtained on Skylab. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19770041234
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