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J/A+AS/108/561                          P Cygni spectrum in 1985 (Markova, 1994)
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How did the spectrum of P Cygni look in 1985? Spectral atlas with complete line
identifications in the wavelength range from 3550 to 4800A
       Markova N.
      <Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser. 108, 561 (1994)>
      =1994A&AS..108..561M      (SIMBAD/NED Reference)
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ADC_Keywords: Stars, emission; Spectra, ultraviolet
Keywords: stars: P Cygni - line identification - stars: mass loss - atlases

Abstract:
   Using the coude spectrograph of the NAO 2m RCC telescope at the Rodopa 
   mountains, Bulgaria, nine spectra in the wavelength range from 3550 to 4800A
   of P Cygni were obtained during the year of 1985. By averaging these 
   spectra we achieved a S/N -ratio of about 45. Here we present a spectral 
   atlas with complete line identifications. Apart from the lines listed by de
   Groot (1969) many new lines of OII, NII and FeIII ions are identified. Few 
   lines of NIII and SIII mainly from higher excitation levels are also 
   observed. The most intensive lines of OIII and CIII are seen in absorption.
   In addition to the forbidden lines discovered by Stahl et al. (1991, 1993) 
   a number of further forbidden lines are identified. A special feature of 
   our spectrum is the appearance of AlIII lines in emission.

File Summary:
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ReadMe          80          .    This file
table1          69        707    P Cygni spectrum - wavelengths and
                                  identifications
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: table1
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   Bytes Format  Units   Label    Explanations
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   2-  8  F7.2   0.1nm   LamObs   Observational wavelengths
      10  A1     ---   u_LamObs   [? ] '?' indicates an uncertain feature
      13  A1     ---     a/e      [ae ] Nature of the line:
                                         a = absorption, e = emission
      14  A1     ---   n_LamObs   [ )] When two or more spectral features are
                                   believed to be formed by the same line or
                                   lines, the different features are connected
                                   by round brackets.
  17- 21  F5.2   0.1nm   LamLab   []? Laboratory wavelengths
  25- 36  A12    ---     Ion      Ion identification
      37  A1     ---   n_Ion      [* ] '*' marks the most important contributor
                                    to a blend
  41- 43  A3     ---     Rem1     Remarks (1)
  47- 48  A2     ---     Rem2     Additional remarks (2)
  52- 53  A2     ---     Overlap  "--" marks the area of overlapping of
                                   forbidden and permitted line
  55- 69  A15    ---   Forbidden  Identification of forbidden lines
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Note (1): new = newly identified line
            1 = line observed by de Groot (1969)
            2 = line observed by Stahl et al. (1993)
Note (2):  IS = interstellar line
           bl = blend
            1 = first absorption component
            2 = second absorption component
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References: De Groot, M., 1969, Bull. Astron. Inst. Net., 20, 225
            Stahl, O., Mandel, H., Wolf, B., 1993, A&AS, 99, 167
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(End)                                           Patricia Bauer [CDS] 26-Jul-1994

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