Winds of cool supergiant stars driven by Alfvén waves

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Winds of cool supergiant stars driven by Alfvén waves Vera Jatenco-Pereira University of São Paulo Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Science São Paulo - Brazil Cool Stars XV, St. Andrews, 2008.

Plan Alfvén waves as driving wind mechanism Stellar winds Alfvén waves as driving wind mechanism Proposed model for wind acceleration Results and Conclusion

1. Stellar Winds mass loss rate Stellar mass loss has been systematically derived from observations and is present in almost all regions of the HR diagram. In general, stars with the same spectral type and luminosity class show characteristic values of mass loss rate and terminal velocity

Solar Wind  a necessary reference for the study of stellar winds. The outflowing solar wind  guided by open mangetic flux tubes 1971: Detection of Alfvén waves in the Sun Models: Alfvén waves responsible for the fast wind. Cranmer & Ballegooijen (2005).

2. Alfvén waves as driving wind mechanism (Hannes Alfvén 1942) Transverse wave; Incompressible ; Pertubations perpendicular to the magnetic field; Magnetic field lines curved due to plasma motion and restored due to magnetic tension.

Gravity and Gas Pressure Critical Solution N Considering only Gravity and Gas Pressure D For the critical curve N < 0 D < 0 N = 0 = D N > 0 Critical Point D > 0 (Lamers & Cassinelli 1999)

Alfvén wave and the momentum equation The vetorial momentum equation is given by Radiative force Gravity Acceleration Magnetic force Gas pressure gradient The velocity fluid and magnetic field are given by Perturbations

Assuming steady state and WKB approximation, the radial momentum equation can be written as: The perturbations due to Alfvén waves generate a force in the form of a magnetic pressure gradient. The wave energy density

Late-Type stars winds Several models have been proposed using the transference of momentum and energy from Alfvén waves to the gas. Models: constant damping length (Hartmann, Edwards & Avrett 1982) radial geometry of magnetic field (Hartmann, Edwards & Avrett 1982) isothermal and simplified magnetic field geometry (Jatenco-Pereira & Opher 1989) winds with ad hoc temperature profile (Falceta-Gonçalves & Jatenco-Pereira 2002) self-consistently determination of magnetic flux tube (Falceta-Gonçalves, Vidotto & Jatenco-Pereira 2006)

A simplified coronal holes geometry Super-radial at the base and radial after a distance, called transition radius (rt). The cross section of the flux tube, showed in the figure, is given by Kuin and Hearn (1982) and Parker (1963) S = 2 S > 2 M = 16 M r0 = 400 R T0 = 3500 K B0 = 10 G A0 = 107 erg cm-2 s-1 Model for a cool K5 supergiant star: Flux of Alfvén waves --> non-linear damping mechanism.

A simplified coronal holes geometry Mass: Momentum: Energy: Heating due to Alfvén waves. Radiative cooling. Wave energy density.

Self consistent coronal holes geometry Following Pneuman, Solanki & Stenflo (1986), it is possible to determine self-consistently the flux tube geometry by considering equilibrium between internal and external pressures. Plasma conditions: - internal magnetic field at r0: B0 - external magnetic field at r0: negligible low-beta plasma  gas pressure negligible. Cranmer & Ballegooijen (2005). We solve the set of equations: mass, momentum and energy together with the determination of magnetic curvature.

Results: Flux tube geometry Evolution of tube radius with height. Both geometries reach similar maximum radius considering a filling factor of 10%. The difference is that the self-consistent geometry reach the maximum radius at lower height.

Results: Velocity profile The vmax for self-consistent geometry is higher because the wave energy is fully deposited at the wind basis. However, the u is lower because at larger distances the wave energy flux is extinguished.

Conclusions Solving self-consistently the mass, momentum and energy equations we evaluated the v(r) profile for a cool K5 supergiant star wind: an outward-directed flux of damped Alfvén waves in order to drive the wind; We modeled the magnetic field structure by: - empirical geometry and - self-consistent determination. As main result we show that the magnetic geometry present a super-radial index due to the balance between internal and external magnetic pressure. We compare the v(r) profiles for both magnetic geometries  showing the importance of a realistic field structure for wind models. Thank You!