Kappa-Mechanism Excitation of Retrograde Mixed Modes in B-Type Stars

dc.creatorTownsend, Rich
dc.date2005-11-15
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:45:09Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T06:45:09Z
dc.descriptionThe stability of retrograde mixed modes in rotating B-type stars is investigated. It is found that these modes are susceptible to kappa-mechanism excitation, due to the iron opacity bump at log T ~ 5.3. The findings are discussed in the context of the pulsation of SPB and Be stars.
dc.description3 pages, 1 figure, to appear in "Active OB Stars: Laboratories for Stellar & Circumstellar Physics", ASP Conf. Ser. 2005, S. Stefl, S. P. Owocki & A. Okazaki, eds
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0511455
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0511455
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/102976
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleKappa-Mechanism Excitation of Retrograde Mixed Modes in B-Type Stars
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