An automated pipeline and public database for massive star spectra recovers literature stellar parameters for OB stars and red supergiants, with the red-supergiant temperature check relying on the same code used to produce the reference values.
Detection of differential rotation in psi Cap with profile analysis
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We report detection of differential rotation on the F5 dwarf psi Cap using line profile analysis. The Fourier transform of both FeI lambda 5775 and SiI lambda 5772 are used to obtain a projected rotational velocity of v sini = (42+-1)km/s. Modelling of the Fourier transformed profiles shows that the combined effects of equatorial velocity, inclination and differential rotation dominate the line profile while limb darkening and turbulence velocities have only minor effects. Rigid rotation is shown to be inconsistent with the measured profiles. Modelling the line profiles analogous to solar differential rotation we find a differential rotation parameter of alpha = 0.15+-0.1 (15+-10%) comparable to the solar case. To our knowledge this is the first successful measurement of differential rotation through line profile analysis.
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An automated pipeline and public database for massive star spectra recovers literature stellar parameters for OB stars and red supergiants, with the red-supergiant temperature check relying on the same code used to produce the reference values.