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Non-Axisymmetric Line Driven Disc Winds II - Full Velocity Gradient

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena 2018-05-23 v1

Abstract

We study non-axisymetric features of 3D line driven winds in the Sobolev approximation, where the optical depth is calculated using the full velocity gradient. We find that non-axisymmetric density features, so called clumps, form primarily at the base of the wind on super-Sobolev length scales. The density of clumps differs by a factor of 3\sim 3 from the azimuthal average, the magnitude of their velocity dispersion is comparable to the flow velocity and they produce 20%\sim 20\% variations in the column density. Clumps may be observable because differences in density produce enhancements in emission and absorption profiles or through their velocity dispersion which enhances line broadening.

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@article{arxiv.1802.03670,
  title  = {Non-Axisymmetric Line Driven Disc Winds II - Full Velocity Gradient},
  author = {Sergei Dyda and Daniel Proga},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1802.03670},
  year   = {2018}
}

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12 pages, 9 figures, 2 tables

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