Munich Hot Star Working Group

The main focus of the working group is the investigation of Hot Stars, particularly with regard to their moving atmospheres or stellar winds. The primary objective with respect to that are model simulations and the computation of synthetic spectra for O/B Stars, Central Stars of Planetary Nebulae and Supernovae.

For an introduction in the basic theoretical and diagnostical tools of expanding atmospheres, and their application in a broad astrophysical context accumulated over the last 20 years see the latest reviews:  
     

 

R.-P. Kudritzki and J. Puls in Annual Reviews of Astronomy and Astrophysics (2000)  
     

A.W.A. Pauldrach  in Reviews in Modern  Astronomy Vol. 16 (2003)  

 


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Publications

Mokiem, M.R., de Koter, A., Puls, J., Herrero, A., Najarro, F., Villamariz, M.R., 2005, A&A 441, 711
"Spectral analysis of early-type stars using a genetic algorithm based fitting method"

 

 

 

 

Markova, N., Puls, J., Scuderi, S., Markov, H. 2005, A&A 440, 1133
"Bright OB stars in the Galaxy -- II. Wind variability in O supergiants as traced by Halpha"

 

 

 

 

Repolust, T., Puls, J., Hanson, M.M., Kudritzki, R.-P., Mokiem, M.R. 2005, A&A 440, 261
"Quantitative H and K band spectroscopy of Galactic OB-stars at medium resolution"

 

 

 

 

Massey, P., Puls, J., Pauldrach, A.W.A. Bresolin, F., Kudritzki, R.P., Simon, T. 2005, ApJ 627, 477
"The Physical Properties and Effective Temperature Scale of O-type Stars as a Function of
Metallicity - II. Analysis of 20 More Magellanic Cloud Stars and Results from the Complete Sample"

 

 

 

 

Puls, J., Urbaneja, M.A., Venero, R., Repolust, T., Springmann, U., Jokuthy, A., Mokiem, M.R. 2005, A&A 435, 669
"Atmospheric NLTE-Models for the Spectroscopic Analysis of Blue Stars with Winds. II. Line-Blanketed Models"

 

 

 

 

Lenorzer, A., Mokiem, M.R., de Koter, A., Puls, J. 2004, A&A 422, 275
"Modeling the near-infrared lines of O-type stars"
 
     

Massey, P., Bresolin, F., Kudritzki, R.P., Puls, J., Pauldrach, A.W.A. 2004, ApJ 608, 1001
"The Physical Properties and Effective Temperature Scale of O-type Stars as a Function of
Metallicity - I. A Sample of 20 Stars in the Magellanic Clouds"
 
     

Pauldrach, A.W.A., Hoffmann, T.L.,Mendez, R.H., 2004, A&A 419, 1111,
"Radiation-driven winds of hot luminous stars. XV. Constraints on the mass-luminosity relation of central stars of planetary nebulae"
 
     

Repolust, T., Puls, J., Herrero, A. 2004, A&A 415, 349
"Stellar and wind parameters of Galactic O-stars. The influence of line-blocking/blanketing"
 
     

Markova, N., Puls, J., Repolust, T., Markov, H. 2004, A&A 413, 693
"Bright OB stars in the Galaxy -- I. Mass-loss and wind-momentum rates of O-type stars:
A pure Halpha analysis accounting for line-blanketing"
 
     

Puls, J., Repolust, T., Hoffmann, T.L., Jokuthy, A., Venero, R. 2003,
in: Proc. IAU Symp 212, eds. K.A. van der Hucht, A. Herrero & C. Esteban, p. 61,
"Advances in radiatively driven wind models"
 
     

Sternberg, A., Hoffmann, T.L., Pauldrach, A.W.A., 2003, ApJ 599, 1333,
"Ionizing Photon Emission Rates from O- and Early B-Type Stars and Clusters"

 

 

 

 

Pauldrach, A.W.A. 2003, Reviews in Modern Astronomy, Vol. 16, 133, astro-ph/0212226
"Hot Stars: Old-Fashioned or Trendy?"
 
     

Sauer, D., Pauldrach, A.W.A. 2002, Nuclear Astrophysics, MPA/P13, astro-ph/0204412
''Model atmospheres for Type Ia Supernovae: Basic steps towards realistic synthetic spectra''
 
     

Pauldrach, A.W.A., Hoffmann, T.L.,Mendez, R.H. 2003,
in: IAU Symposium 209 "Planetary Nebulae", p. 177, astro-ph/0208058
"Radiation driven atmospheres of O-type stars: constraints on the mass--luminosity relation of central stars of planetary nebulae"
 
     

 

Owocki, S.P., Puls, J. 2002, ApJ 568, 965
``Ion Runaway Instability in Low-Density, Line-Driven Stellar Winds''
 
     

 

Herrero, A., Puls, J., Najarro, F. 2002, A&A 396, 949
``Fundamental parameters of Galactic luminous OB stars -- VI. Temperatures, masses and WLR of Cyg OB2 supergiants''
 
     

Pauldrach, A.W.A., Hoffmann, T.L., Lennon, M. 2001, A&A 375, 161
"Radiation-driven winds of hot luminous stars. XIII. A description of NLTE line blocking and blanketing towards realistic models for expanding atmospheres"
 
     

 

Przybilla, N., Butler, K. 2001, A&A 379, 955
``Non-LTE line formation for NI/II: abundances and stellar parameters''
 
     

 

Przybilla, N., Butler, K., Kudritzki, R.P. 2001, A&A 379, 936
``Non-LTE line formation for neutral and singly-ionized carbon''
 
     

 

Przybilla, N., Butler, K., Becker, S.R., Kudritzki, R.P. 2001, A & A 2001 369, 1009
``Non-LTE line formation for Mg I/II: abundances and stellar parameters''
 
     

 

Herrero, A., Puls, J., Corral L.J., Kudritzki, R.-P. 2001, A&A 366, 623,
``An Analysis of HST UV Spectra of Cyg OB2 Stars''
 
     

 

Kudritzki, R.-P., Puls, J. 2000, AARev 38, 613
``Winds from Hot Stars''
 
     

 

Petrenz P., Puls J., 2000, A&A 358, 956
``2-D non-LTE models of radiation driven winds from rotating early-type stars''
I. Winds with an optically thin continuum
 
     

 

Przybilla, N., Butler, K., Becker, S.R., Kudritzki, R.P., Venn, K.A. 2000, A&A 359, 1085
``Non-LTE Line Formation for neutral Oxygen''
 
     

 

Puls, J., Springmann, U., Lennon, M. 1999, A&ASS 141, 23
``Radiation driven winds of hot luminous stars: XIV. Line statistics and radiative driving''
 
     

 

Puls, J., Petrenz, P., Owocki, S.P. 1998,
in: Proc. IAU Coll. No.169 "Variable and Non-spherical Stellar Winds in Luminous Hot Stars", eds. B. Wolf, O. Stahl & A.W. Fullerton, p. 131
``Non-spherical Radiation Driven Wind Models''
 
     

Pauldrach, A.W.A., Lennon, M., Hoffmann, T., et al. 1998,
in: Boulder-Munich Workshop II "Properties of Hot, Luminous Stars", ed. I.D. Howarth, ASPCS 131,258
''Realistic Models for Expanding Atmospheres''
 
     

 

Kudritzki, R.P., Springmann, U., Puls, J., Pauldrach, A., Lennon, M. 1997,
in: Boulder-Munich Workshop II "Properties of Hot, Luminous Stars", ed. I.D. Howarth, ASPCS 131, 299
``Stellar Wind Momentum in Galaxies and a New Parametrization of the radiative Line Force''
 
     

 

Santolaya-Rey A.E., Puls J., Herrero A., 1997 A&A323, 488
``Atmospheric NLTE-Models for the Spectroscopic Analysis of Luminous Blue Stars with Winds''
 
     

 

Taresch, G., Kudritzki, R.P., Hurwitz, M., Bowyer, S., Pauldrach, A.W.A., Puls, J., Butler, K., Lennon, D.J., Haser, S.M. 1996 A&A 321, 531
``Quantitative Analysis of the FUV, UV and optical spectrum of the O3 star HD 93129A''
 
     

Pauldrach, A.W.A., Duschinger, M., Mazzali, P., et al. 1996, A&A 312, 525  
     

 

Petrenz, P., Puls, J. 1996, A&A 312, 195
``H-alpha Formation in Hot Star Winds - The Influence of Rotation''
 
     

 

Puls, J., et al. 1996 A&A 305, 171
``O-Star Mass-Loss and Wind Momenum Rates in the Galaxy and the Magellanic Clouds - Observations and Theoretical Predictions''
 
     

Pauldrach, A.W.A., Kudritzki, R.P., Puls, J., et al. 1994, A&A, 283, 525  
     

Pauldrach, A.W.A. 1987, A&A, 183, 295  
     


 


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