Looking for Mister Goodstar (A preliminary analysis of stars with S IV, V and VI wind lines)

Abstract

The winds of stars with very specific temperatures and luminosities are ideal for determining the magnitude and nature of mass loss in OB stars. I identify these stars and analyze their wind lines. The results are discussed within the context of recent findings which appear to indicate that the mass-loss rates of OB stars may as much as an order of magnitude less than commonly accepted values.

Comments: 2 pages, 1 figure - Conference proceedings to 'Mass Loss from stars and the evolution of stellar clusters' - Lunteren, The Netherlands, May 29 - June 1, 2006. A. de Koter, L. Smith & R. Waters