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High Dispersion Untraviolet Spectra Of The Peculiar Star Rx Puppis, Menas Kafatos, A. G. Michalitsianos, R. P. Fahey

Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Articles and Research

High spectral resolution observations of the peculiar star RX Puppis obtained with the International Ultraviolet Explorer suggest the presence of a complex gaseous ring system which surrounds an accreting hot secondary. The anomalous line intensity ratio of the C IV A.A-1548, 1550 doublet during the observations exceeded the optically thick limit, implying the presence of a high-velocity wind. Additionally, the C IV doublet exhibits about four or five narrow emission components, which are redshifted up to velocities of at least - + 300 km s -I (with respect to the rest wavelength).