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view Abstract Citations (86) References (46) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Photometric variability of a complete sample of northern Wolf-Rayet stars. Moffat, A. F. J. ; Shara, M. M. Abstract At least half of a complete, magnitude-limited sample of northern W-R stars shows systematically modulated continuum light variability, of amplitude ≥0.02 mag. With the exception of the well-established binary W-R systems, the authors can make no definitive claims for the remaining stars as to the source of the variability among random wind fluctuations, pulsation or rotation effects, or phase-dependent binary modulations involving a wide O type companion or a close low-mass companion. Light variations of the well-known binaries can be accounted for by occultation effects and random wind variations. WN8 stars appear to show the highest level of random noise among W-R stars. Publication: The Astronomical Journal Pub Date: October 1986 DOI: 10.1086/114227 Bibcode: 1986AJ.....92..952M Keywords: Astronomical Photometry; Northern Sky; Stellar Spectrophotometry; Variable Stars; Wolf-Rayet Stars; Companion Stars; Data Reduction; Light Curve; Stellar Magnitude; Astrophysics full text sources ADS | data products SIMBAD (20)
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