Bibcode
Friedjung, M.; Muratorio, G.; Markova, N.; Israelian, G.
Bibliographical reference
P Cygni 2000: 400 Years of Progress, ASP Conference Proceeding Vol. 233, Edited by M. de Groot and C. Sterken, San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific. ISBN: 1-58381-070-6, 2001, p. 113.
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Description
After a brief description of how spectral emission lines can be studied
by the self-absorption-curve method, we show what happens when it is
used to examine the FeIII and NII lines of P Cygni. An extremely
surprising result is obtained; more highly-excited pure-emission lines
without blueshifted absorption appear to be optically thicker than
less-excited lines with blueshifted absorption. Such an effect is
understandable if there are inhomogeneities in the wind.