Acceleration of Ions in the Shock-Structured Winds of O-B Stars

E.Y. Vilkoviskiy

Fesenkov Astrophysical Institute, Kazaksthan

In the shock-structured stellar winds of hot (O-B) stars, the ions with strong resonance lines can be accelerated by joint action of radiation pressure in intershocks, and the first-order Fermi acceleration in the shocks. Possible nuclear reactions and related problems are discussed.