V 393 Scorpii is a double periodic variable characterized by a relatively stable non‐orbital photometric cycle of 253 d. Mennickent et al. argue for the presence of a massive optically thick disc around the more massive B‐type component and describe the evolutionary stage of the system. In this paper, we analyse the behaviour of the main spectroscopic optical lines during the long non‐orbital photometric cycle. We study the radial velocity of the donor determining its orbital elements and find a small but significant orbital eccentricity (e = 0.04). The donor spectral features are modelled and removed from the spectrum at every observing epoch using the light‐curve model given by Mennickent et al. We find that the line emission is larger during eclipses and mostly comes from a bipolar wind. We also find that the long cycle is explained in terms of a modulation of the wind strength; the wind has a larger line and continuum emissivity at the high state. We report the discovery of highly variable chromospheric emission in the donor, as revealed by the Doppler maps of the emission lines Mg ii 4481 and C i 6588. We discuss notable and some novel spectroscopic features like discrete absorption components, especially visible at blue depressed O i 7773 absorption wings during the second half‐cycle, Balmer double emission with V/R curves showing ‘Z‐type’ and ‘S‐type’ excursions around secondary and main eclipses, respectively, and Hβ emission wings extending up to ± 2000 km s−1. We also discuss possible causes for these phenomena and for their modulations with the long cycle.

Accurate mass-loss rate estimates are crucial keys to study wind properties of massive stars and test different evolutionary scenarios. From a theoretical point of view, this implies to solve a complex set of differential equations in which the radiation field and the hydrodynamics are strong coupled. The use of analytical expression to represent the radiation force and the solution of the equation of motion have many advantages over numerical integrations. Therefore, in this work, we present an analytical expression as solution of the equation of motion for radiation-driven winds, in terms of the force multipliers parameters. This analytical expression is obtained by employing the line acceleration expression given by Villata (1992) and the methodology proposed by Müller & Vink (2008). On the other hand, we find useful relationships to determine the parameters for the line acceleration given by Müller & Vink (2008) in terms of the force multiplier parameters.

The Be phenomenon is present in about 20% of the B-type stars. Be stars show variability on a broad range of timescales, which in most cases is related to the presence of a circumstellar disk of variable size and structure. For this reason a time resolved survey is highly desirable in order to understand the mechanisms of disk formation which are still poorly understood. In addition, a complete observational sample would improve the statistical significance of the study of the stellar and disk parameters. The "Be Stars Observation Survey" (BeSOS) is a survey containing reduced spectra obtained using the echelle spectrograph PUCHEROS with a spectral resolution of 17000 in the range of 4260-7300Å. BeSOS's main objective is to offer consistent spectroscopic and time resolved data obtained with one instrument. The user can download or plot the data and get the stellar parameters directly from the website. We also provide a starby-star analysis based on photometric, spectroscopic and interferometric data as well as general information about the whole BeSOS sample. Recently, BeSOS led to the discovery of a new Be star HD 42167 and facilitated study of the V/R variation of HD 35165 and HD 120324, the steady disk of HD 110335 and the Be shell status of HD 127972. Optical spectra used in this work, as well as the derived stellar parameters are available online in http://besos.ifa.uv.cl.

In the scenario of rotating radiation-driven wind theory for massive stars, three types of stationary hydrodynamic solutions are currently known: the classical ( fast) m-CAK solution, the Ω-slow solution that arises for fast rotators, and the so-called δ-slow solution if high values of the δ line-force parameter are allowed independently of the rotation speed. Compared to the fast solution, both "slow solutions" have lower terminal velocities. As the study of the parameter domain for the slow solution is still incomplete, we perform a comprehensive analysis of the distinctive flow regimes for B supergiants that emerge from a fine grid of rotation values, Ω, and various ionization conditions in the wind(δ) parameter. The wind ionization defines two domains: one for fast outflowing winds and the other for slow expanding flows. Both domains are clear-cut by a gap, where a kink/plateau structure of the velocity law could exist for a finite interval of δ. The location and width of the gap depend on T eff and Ω. There is a smooth and continuous transition between the Ω-slow and δ-slow regimes, a single Ω δ-slow regime. We discuss different situations where the slow solutions can be found and the possibility of a switch between fast and slow solutions in B supergiant winds. We compare the theoretical terminal velocity with observations of B and A supergiants and find that the fast regime prevails mostly for early B supergiants while the slow wind regime matches better for A and B mid-and late-type supergiants.

We present a spectroscopic and photometric study of the Double Period Variable HD 170582. Based on the study of the ASAS V-band light curve we determine an improved orbital period of 16.87177 ± 0.02084 days and a long period of 587 days. We disentangled the light curve into an orbital part, determining ephemerides and revealing orbital ellipsoidal variability with unequal maxima, and a long cycle, showing quasi-sinusoidal changes with amplitude ∆V= 0.1 mag. Assuming synchronous rotation for the cool stellar component and semi-detached configuration we find a cool evolved star of M 2 = 1.9 ± 0.1 M , T 2 = 8000 ± 100 K and R 2 = 15.6 ± 0.2 R , and an early B-type dwarf of M 1 = 9.0 ± 0.2 M . The B-type star is surrounded by a geometrically and optically thick accretion disc of radial extension 20.8 ± 0.3 R contributing about 35% to the system luminosity at the V band. Two extended regions located at opposite sides of the disc rim, and hotter than the disc by 67% and 46%, fit the light curve asymmetries. The system is seen under inclination 67.4 ± 0.4 degree and it is found at a distance of 238 ± 10 pc. Specially interesting is the double line nature of He i 5875; two absorption components move in anti-phase during the orbital cycle; they can be associated with the shock regions revealed by the photometry. The radial velocity of one of the He i 5875 components closely follows the donor radial velocity, suggesting that the line is formed in a wind emerging near the stream-disc interacting region.