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arxiv: 1701.00961 · v1 · pith:QNHF53T5new · submitted 2017-01-04 · 🌌 astro-ph.SR

The solitary g-mode frequencies in early B-type stars

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keywords modespossiblestarsb-typeearlygravitykappapulsations
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We present possible explanations of pulsations in early B-type main sequence stars which arise purely from the excitation of gravity modes. There are three stars with this type of oscillations detected from the BRITE light curves: $\kappa$ Cen, a Car, $\kappa$ Vel. We show that by changing metallicity or the opacity profile it is possible in some models to dump pressure modes keeping gravity modes unstable. Other possible scenario involves pulsations of a lower mass companion.

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