Project superfast LPV of OBA stars (OBA stars sfLPV)

The project sfLPV (superfast LPV Line Profile Variability) is aimed to study the variation of the line profiles in the spectra of all type of stars at the short time scale from seconds to hours. We analyse the spectral observation with both the moderate size telescopes to check if such kind of the LPVs exist and with the large telescopes to study these LPVs in detail. Simultaneously we try to measure the magnetic field of all program stars.

Telescopes and spectrographs

  • 8-m telescopes VLT in ESO with the FOcal Reducer low dispersion Spectrograph (FORS 1/2),
  • 6-m telescope BTA in the Special Astrophysical Observatory (Russia) with the low resolution spectrograph SCORPIO and the moderate resolution spectropolarimeter MSS (Main Stellar Spectrograph),
  • 1-m ZEISS-1000 (Z1000) telescope in the Special Astrophysical Observatory (Russia) with the moderate resolution spectrograph UAGS,
  • 1.25-m ZTE telescope equipped with the low resolution spectrograph A-Sp at the Crimean station of the Sternberg Astronomical Institute (Moscow University, Russia).

New directions of our studies

a) We plan to add new targets to our list of the program stars including the bright FGKM stars, W-R and Ae/Be Herbig stars;
b) We also plan to organise the fast UBV and other filters photometry of our targets with the moderate size telescopes at the Tien Shan Astronomical Observatory in Kazakhstan;
c) We are going to use the analog of the SCORPIO spectrograph at the 2.6 meter telescope of the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia for observations of the new targets .

The project is supported by:

  • Grant RFBR 16-02-00604 A
  • Grant RFBR 19-02-00311 A
  • Grant RNF  23-22-00090 A

Participants of the project:

Name Affiliation Position
Kholtygin Alexander Saint-Petersburg University, Russia Principal Investigator
Burlak Marina Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow University, Russia Co-Investigator
Fabrika Sergei Special Astrophysical Observatory, Russia Co-Investigator
Hubrig Swetlana Leibniz-Institut fur Astrophysik, Potsdam, Germany Co-Investigator
Ikonnikova Nataliya Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow University, Russia Co-Investigator
Kostenkov Aleksander Saint-Petersburg University, Russia Co-Investigator
Moiseeva Anastasya Special Astrophysical Observatory, Russia Co-Investigator
Mokshin Dmitry Saint-Petersburg University, Russia Co-Investigator
Ryspaeva Elizaveta Crimean Astrophysical Observatory,, Russia Co-Investigator
Schöller Markus European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany Co-Investigator
Sudnik Natalia Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Centre, Warsaw, Poland Co-Investigator
Tsiopa Olga Pulkovo Observatory, Russia Co-Investigator
Yakunin Ilya Special Astrophysical Observatory, Russia Co-Investigator