1. An asymmetry detected in the disk of Kappa CMa with the AMBER/VLTI
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Meilland, Anthony, Millour, Florentin, Stee, Philippe, Domiciano De Souza, Armando, Petrov, Romain, Mourard, Denis, Jankov, Slobodan, Robbe-Dubois, Sylvie, Spang, Alain, Arisitidi, Eric, Antonelli, P., Beckmann, U., Bresson, Y., Chelli, A., Dugué, M., Duvert, G., Glück, L., Kern, P., Lagarde, S., Le Coarer, E., Lisi, F., Malbet, F., Perraut, K., Puget, P., Robbe-Dubois, S., Weigelt, G., Zins, G., Accardo, M., Acke, B., Agabi, K., Arezki, B., Altariba, E., Baffa, C., Behrend, J., Blöcker, T., Bonhomme, S., Busoni, S., Cassaing, F., Clausse, J.-M., Connot, C., Delboulbé, A., Domicinano De Souza, A., Driebe, T., Feautrier, P., Ferruzzi, D., Forveille, T., Fossat, E., Foy, R., Fraix-Burnet, D., Gallardo, A., Gennari, S., Glentzlin, A., Giani, E., Gilinst, C., Heiden, M., Heininger, M., Hernandez, O., Hofmann, K.-H., Kamm, D., Kraus, S., Le Contel, D., Le Contel, J.-M., Lopez, B., Magnard, Y., Marconi, A., Mars, G., Martinot-Lagarde, G., Mathias, P., Millour, F., Monin, J.-L., Mouillet, D., Mourard, D., Mège, P., Nussbaum, E., Ohnaka, K., Pacini, F., Perrier, C., Rabbia, Y., Rebattu, S., Reynaud, F., Richichi, A., Roussel, A., Sacchettini, M., Salinari, P., Schertl, D., Solscheid, W., Stee, P., Stefanini, P., Tallon, M., Tallon-Bosc, I., Tasso, D., Tatulli, E., Testi, L., Valtier, J.-C., Vannier, M., Ventura, N., Kiekebusch, M., Schöller, M., Laboratoire Gemini (LG), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire Universitaire d'Astrophysique de Nice (LUAN), Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (... - 2019) (UNS), Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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[SDU.ASTR]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph] ,[SDU.ASTR.CO]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Cosmology and Extra-Galactic Astrophysics [astro-ph.CO] ,Stars: emission-line ,Astrophysics (astro-ph) ,Stars: individual (kappa CMa) ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Be ,Astrophysics ,Techniques: high angular resolution ,[PHYS.ASTR.CO]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Cosmology and Extra-Galactic Astrophysics [astro-ph.CO] ,Stars: Keplerian rotation ,Techniques: interferometric ,Stars: circumstellar matter ,Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics ,Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics ,Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics - Abstract
International audience; Aims. We study the geometry and kinematics of the circumstellar environment of the Be star Kappa CMa in the Br gamma emission line and its nearby continuum. Methods. We use the VLTI/AMBER instrument operating in the K band which provides a spatial resolution of about 6 mas with a spectral resolution of 1500 to study the kinematics within the disk and to infer its rotation law. In order to obtain more kinematical constraints we also use an high spectral resolution Pa beta line profile obtain in December 2005 at the Observatorio do Pico do Dios, Brazil and we compile V/R line profile variations and spectral energy distribution data points from the literature. Results. Using differential visibilities and differential phases across the Br gamma line we detect an asymmetry in the disk. Moreover, we found that kappa CMa seems difficult to fit within the classical scenario for Be stars, illustrated recently by alpha Arae observations, i.e. a fast rotating B star close to its breakup velocity surrounded by a Keplerian circumstellar disk with an enhanced polar wind. Finally we discuss the possibility for kappa CMa to be a critical rotator with a Keplerian rotating disk and try to see if the detected asymmetry can be interpreted within the "one-armed" viscous disk framework.
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- 2006
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