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Radiative forces in expanding envelopes
Surdej, Jean
1978In Astronomy and Astrophysics, 62, p. 135-141
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Keywords :
RESONANCE SCATTERING; STELLAR ENVELOPES; STELLAR MOTIONS; ENERGY LEVELS; EQUILIBRIUM EQUATIONS; HOT STARS; LINE SPECTRA; PROBABILITY THEORY; RADIAL VELOCITY; STELLAR ATMOSPHERES; RADIATIVE TRANSFER
Abstract :
[en] The escape probability method introduced by Sobolev (1957) is applied to derive expressions for the radiative forces acting on atoms by the resonance scattering of radiation in envelopes which expand spherically with positive or negative radial-velocity gradients. In the latter case, it is shown that the contribution of the whole stellar envelope to the radiative force acting on individual atoms has the same effect as the one due to the stellar core radiation; i.e., a radial outward acceleration. Numerical applications to a two-level atom model illustrate the behavior of radiative forces in outward-accelerating and outward-decelerating stellar envelopes.
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Surdej, Jean  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Astroph. extragalactique et observations spatiales (AEOS)
Language :
English
Title :
Radiative forces in expanding envelopes
Publication date :
1978
Journal title :
Astronomy and Astrophysics
ISSN :
0004-6361
eISSN :
1432-0746
Publisher :
EDP Sciences, Les Ulis, France
Volume :
62
Pages :
135-141
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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