Bibcode
Herrero, A.
Referencia bibliográfica
HST Proposal ID #8204
Fecha de publicación:
7
1999
Número de citas
0
Número de citas referidas
0
Descripción
We propose to improve the calibration of the Wind momentum - Luminosity
Relationship of hot stars at solar metallicity by adding new objects
with well determined distances, stellar parameters and wind momenta. We
propose to acquire STIS low- resolution FUV spectra of O- and
B-supergiants belonging to the same OB association to determine their
terminal wind velocities. We selected stars in Cyg OB2, for which we
alredy have optical observations and have performed analyses {or which
are currently under way} with our model atmospheres codes to determine
their stellar parameters and mass loss rates. A precise calibration of
the WLR using objects of the solar neighbourhood is crucial for future
applications of the method to determine extragalactic distances out the
Virgo and Fornax clusters of galaxies.