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Paper: The Amazing COS FUV (1320 - 1460 Å) Spectrum of λ Vel (K4Ib-II)1
Volume: 448, 16th Cambridge Workshop on Cool Stars, Stellar Systems, and the Sun
Page: 1083
Authors: Carpenter, K. G.; Ayres, T.; Brown, A.; Harper, G. M.; Wahlgren, G. M.
Abstract: The FUV spectrum (1320-1460 Å) of the K4 Ib-II supergiant λ Vel was observed with the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS) on HST, as part of the Ayres and Redfield Cycle 17 SNAP program “SNAPing Coronal Iron.” This spectrum covers a region not previously recorded in λ Vel at high resolution and, in a mere 20 minutes of exposure, reveals an amazing treasure trove of information. It shows a wide variety of strong emission lines and multiple absorption lines, superposed on a bright chromospheric continuum, with contributions from both atomic and molecular species. These features provide diagnostics of the chromosphere and wind of the star, and by comparison with spectra of stars of similar Teff and/or geff, will improve our knowledge of the heating processes in the chromospheres and the forces driving the stellar wind in cool evolved stars. We present the details of this spectrum, in comparison with stars of similar temperature or luminosity, and discuss our initial interpretation of the data.
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