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تسجيل مستخدم جديدMost Detects G- and P-Modes in the B Supergiant HD 163899 (B2Ib/II)
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The {it Microvariability and Oscillations of Stars (MOST)} satellite observed the B supergiant HD 163899 (B2 Ib/II) for 37 days as a guide star and detected 48 frequencies $la$ 2.8 c d$^{-1}$ with amplitudes of a few milli-magnitudes (mmag) and less. The frequency range embraces g- and p-mode pulsations. It was generally thought that no g-modes are excited in less luminous B supergiants because strong radiative damping is expected in the core. Our theoretical models, however, show that such g-modes are excited in massive post-main-sequence stars, in accordance with these observations. The nonradial pulsations excited in models between $20M_odot$ at $log T_{rm eff} approx 4.41$ and $15M_odot$ at $log T_{rm eff} approx 4.36$ are roughly consistent with the observed frequency range. Excitation by the Fe-bump in opacity is possible because g-modes can be partially reflected at a convective zone associated with the hydrogen-burning shell, which significantly reduces radiative damping in the core. The {it MOST} light curve of HD 163899 shows that such a reflection of g-modes actually occurs, and reveals the existence of a previously unrecognized type of variable, slowly pulsating B supergiants (SPBsg) distinct from $alpha$ Cyg variables. Such g-modes have great potential for asteroseismology.
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