Classical Be stars: Rapidly rotating B stars with viscous Keplerian decretion disks

T Rivinius, AC Carciofi, C Martayan - The Astronomy and Astrophysics …, 2013 - Springer
In the past decade, a consensus has emerged regarding the nature of classical Be stars:
They are very rapidly rotating main sequence B stars, which, through a still unknown, but …

Target selection for the apache point observatory Galactic evolution experiment (APOGEE)

G Zasowski, JA Johnson, PM Frinchaboy… - The Astronomical …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT The Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE) is a
high-resolution infrared spectroscopic survey spanning all Galactic environments (ie, bulge …

[HTML][HTML] Is HR 6819 a triple system containing a black hole?-An alternative explanation

J Bodensteiner, T Shenar, L Mahy, M Fabry… - Astronomy & …, 2020 - aanda.org
Context. HR 6819 was recently proposed to be a triple system consisting of an inner B-type
giant plus black hole (BH) binary with an orbital period of 40 d and an outer Be tertiary. This …

Prevalence of SED turndown among classical Be stars: Are all Be stars close binaries?

R Klement, AC Carciofi, T Rivinius… - The Astrophysical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Rapid rotation is a fundamental characteristic of classical Be stars and a crucial property
allowing for the formation of their circumstellar disks. Past evolution in a mass and angular …

[HTML][HTML] Cyclic variability of the circumstellar disk of the Be star ζ Tauri-II. Testing the 2D global disk oscillation model

AC Carciofi, AT Okazaki, JB Le Bouquin, S Štefl… - Astronomy & …, 2009 - aanda.org
Context. About 2/3 of the Be stars present the so-called variations, a phenomenon
characterized by the quasi-cyclic variation in the ratio between the violet and red emission …

Dynamical evolution of viscous disks around Be stars. I. Photometry

X Haubois, AC Carciofi, T Rivinius… - The Astrophysical …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
Be stars possess gaseous circumstellar disks that modify in many ways the spectrum of the
central B star. Furthermore, they exhibit variability at several timescales and for a large …

Photometric variability of the Be star population

J Labadie-Bartz, J Pepper, MV McSwain… - The Astronomical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Be stars have generally been characterized by the emission lines in their spectra, and
especially the time variability of those spectroscopic features. They are known to also exhibit …

Non-LTE Monte Carlo radiative transfer–III. The thermal properties of tilted and warped Be star discs

MW Suffak, CE Jones, AC Carciofi… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
We use the three-dimensional Monte Carlo radiative transfer code hdust to model Be stars
where the disc is tilted from the equatorial plane of the star. We compute 128 models across …

The circumstellar discs of Be stars

AC Carciofi - Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 2010 - cambridge.org
Circumstellar discs of Be stars are thought to be formed from material ejected from a fast-
spinning central star. This material possesses large amounts of angular momentum and …

The first determination of the viscosity parameter in the circumstellar disk of a Be star

AC Carciofi, JE Bjorkman, SA Otero… - The Astrophysical …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Be stars possess gaseous circumstellar decretion disks, which are well described using
standard α-disk theory. The Be star 28 CMa recently underwent a long outburst followed by …