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Number of Results: 9 Search : WC
RCW catalogue
  کاتالوگ ِ WCR   
kâtâlog-e RCW

Fr.: catalogue RCW   

A catalog of → H II regions in the → southern  → Milky Way based on observations obtained at Mount Stromlo Observatory (Australia). It contains 181 → H-alpha emission objects characterized by their positions, dimensions, and estimated brightness.

Rodgers,A.W., Campbell, C.T., Whiteoak, J.B., 1960, MNRAS, 121, 103; → catalog.

WC Wolf-Rayet
  وُلف-رایه‌ی ِ WC   
Wolf-Rayet-e WC

Fr.: Wolf-Rayet WC   

A → Wolf-Rayet star whose spectrum is dominated by emission lines of ionized carbon: C III 5696 Å, C III / C IV 4650 Å, C IV 5801-12 Å. This type is divided in sub-types WC4 to WC9.
For theoretical models, a Wolf-Rayet star whose carbon abundance at surface is larger than nitrogen abundance and has the abundance ratio (C + O) / He < 1 (in number).

W short for Wolf-Rayet star, C for → carbon.

WC4 star
  ستاره‌ی WC4   
setâre-ye WC4

Fr.: étoile WC4   

A → WC Wolf-Rayet that its spectrum shows the following emission line characteristics: strong C IV 5801-12 Å, weak or absent C II 4267 Å, and moderate O V 5572-98 Å.

W, from → Wolf-Rayet; C, from → carbon; → star.

WC5 star
  ستاره‌ی WC5   
setâre-ye WC5

Fr.: étoile WC5   

A → WC Wolf-Rayet whose spectrum shows the following emission line characteristics: C III 5696 Å very weaker than C IV 5801-12 Å and C III weaker than O V 5572-98 Å.

W, from → Wolf-Rayet; C, from → carbon; → star.

WC6 star
  ستاره‌ی WC6   
setâre-ye WC6

Fr.: étoile WC6   

A → WC Wolf-Rayet whose spectrum shows the following emission line characteristics: C III 5696 Å very weaker than C IV 5801-12 Å and C III stronger than O V 5572-98 Å.

W, from → Wolf-Rayet; C, from → carbon; → star.

WC7 star
  ستاره‌ی WC7   
setâre-ye WC7

Fr.: étoile WC7   

A → WC Wolf-Rayet with a spectrum shows the following emission line characteristics: C III 5696 Å weaker than C IV 5801-12 Å and C III very stronger than O V 5572-98 Å.

W, from → Wolf-Rayet; C, from → carbon; → star.

WC8 star
  ستاره‌ی WC8   
setâre-ye WC8

Fr.: étoile WC8   

A → WC Wolf-Rayet with a spectrum shows the following emission line characteristics: C III 5696 Å stronger than C IV 5801-12 Å, C II 4267 Å absent, and O V 5572-98 Å weak or absent.

W, from → Wolf-Rayet; C, from → carbon; → star.

WC9 star
  ستاره‌ی WC9   
setâre-ye WC9

Fr.: étoile WC9   

A → WC Wolf-Rayet whose spectrum shows the following emission line characteristics: C III 569 Å stronger than C IV 5801-12 Å, C II 4267 Å present, and O V 5572-98 Å weak or absent.

W, from → Wolf-Rayet; C, from → carbon; → star.

WN/WC star
  ستاره‌ی ِ WN/WC   
setâre-ye WN/WC

Fr.: étoile WN/WC   

An object showing signatures of both → WN Wolf-Rayet stars and → WC Wolf-Rayet stars in the same spectrum, originating from individual stars rather than from WN + WC → binary systems. Such a WN/WC signature implies that the surface composition of the star is → nitrogen and → carbon enriched. This hybrid state results from a mixing process between He-burning → convective core and the overlying nitrogen enriched layers. According to model predictions, this situation corresponds to a short transition phase, lasting 103 to 104 years, during which a WN star evolves into a WC star. The WN/WC stars so far detected are all of early types.

WN Wolf-Rayet; → WC Wolf-Rayet.