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Title: Wider pulsation instability regions for β Cephei and SPB stars calculated using new Los Alamos opacities

Journal Article · · Astronomy and Astrophysics
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  1. Univ. Wroclawski, Wroclaw (Poland)
  2. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Here, our goal is to test the newly developed OPLIB opacity tables from Los Alamos National Laboratory and check their influence on the pulsation properties of B-type stars. We calculated models using MESA and Dziembowski codes for stellar evolution and linear, nonadiabatic pulsations, respectively. We derived the instability domains of β Cephei and SPB-types for different opacity tables OPLIB, OP, and OPAL. As a result, the new OPLIB opacities have the highest Rosseland mean opacity coefficient near the so-called Z-bump. Therefore, the OPLIB instability domains are wider than in the case of OP and OPAL data.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1247306
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-15-24672; PII: aa26824-15
Journal Information:
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Vol. 580; ISSN 0004-6361
Publisher:
EDP SciencesCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 27 works
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