Herschel/PACS: Constraining clumping in the intermediate wind region of OB stars

Rubio-Díez, M. M.; Najarro, F.; Sundqvist, J. O.; Traficante, A.; Puls, J.; Calzoletti, L.; Herrero, A.; Figer, D.; Martin-Pintado, J.
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New windows on massive stars: asteroseismology, interferometry, and spectropolarimetry, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium, Volume 307, pp. 137-139

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2015
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At present, it is well established that previously accepted mass-loss rates (Ṁ) of luminous OB stars may be overestimated when clumping is neglected. Our Herschel/PACS Far-Infrared (Far-IR) observations of a set of OB stars allow us to improve our knowledge of clumping stratification, constraining clumping properties in intermediate wind regions. In this work, better sampled clumping structure estimates are provided for ι Ori, ɛ Ori and ξ Per as well as an initial estimate of the clumping properties of the wind from τ Sco. These observations will allow us to obtain reliable mass-loss rates and improve our understanding of the wind physics.