Title: Axial Rotation in the Later B-Type Emission-Line Stars
Abstract: view Abstract Citations (44) References (7) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Axial Rotation in the Later B-Type Emission-Line Stars Slettebak, Arne Abstract Rotational velocities and spectral types were estimated for fifty-six emission-line stars of later B-type. Of these, forty-two B6-B9e stars are discussed statistically and show a frequency distribution which is consistent with the assumption that all the stars are rotating with an equatorial velocity near 350 km/sec but have their rotation axes randomly distributed in space. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: July 1966 DOI: 10.1086/148747 Bibcode: 1966ApJ...145..121S full text sources ADS | data products SIMBAD (58)