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Intermediate-Mass Mergers: A New Scenario for Several FS CMa Stars

Alicia Moranchel Basurto, Colin Peter Folsom, Daniela Korcakova, Gregg A. Wade, Iris Bermejo Lozano, Nela Dvorakova, Ondrej Juhas, Pavel Kroupa, Raul Ortega Chametla

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keywords FS CMa starsB[e] phenomenonstellar mergersintermediate-mass starscircumstellar materialforbidden emission linesinfrared excessbinary evolution
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Intermediate-mass mergers constitute a new scenario for several FS CMa stars.

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The paper summarises the properties of FS CMa stars, a group of B-type stars that display the B[e] phenomenon through forbidden emission lines and infrared excess from extended circumstellar gas and dust. Their origin remains disputed despite explanations for the B[e] phenomenon in most other stars. The authors focus on the merger hypothesis, citing recently discovered evidence that positions intermediate-mass mergers as a formation channel for several members of this group. A sympathetic reader would care because this supplies a concrete binary-evolution pathway that accounts for the peculiar circumstellar components where single-star models have fallen short.

Core claim

We summarise the properties and nature of FS CMa stars that exhibit the B[e] phenomenon, with spectra showing both forbidden emission lines and infrared excess indicative of extended circumstellar gas and dust. Although the phenomenon has been explained in most B[e] stars, the origin and nature of FS CMa stars is disputed. Here, we focus on the merger hypothesis, for which evidence has recently been discovered, and conclude that intermediate-mass mergers constitute a new scenario for several FS CMa stars.

What carries the argument

The merger hypothesis, which invokes intermediate-mass stellar mergers to produce the extended circumstellar gas and dust responsible for the observed forbidden lines and infrared excess in FS CMa stars.

If this is right

  • Several FS CMa stars arise as products of intermediate-mass mergers rather than single-star evolution.
  • The extended circumstellar material in these stars originates from the merger event itself.
  • The B[e] phenomenon in this subset is tied to binary interaction rather than other proposed mechanisms.
  • Population statistics of FS CMa stars reflect the rate of intermediate-mass mergers in the Galaxy.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Confirmation would require updating binary population synthesis models to include higher merger fractions for B-type stars.
  • Similar merger products might appear among other classes of stars showing unexplained circumstellar emission.
  • Targeted searches for merger remnants, such as abundance anomalies or companion signatures, could test the scenario observationally.

Load-bearing premise

The recently discovered evidence for the merger hypothesis applies specifically to the subset of FS CMa stars discussed and cannot be explained by alternative formation channels.

What would settle it

Spectroscopic detection of chemical abundance patterns or kinematic signatures that contradict post-merger expectations, such as the absence of expected enrichment or rapid rotation, would falsify the scenario for those stars.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2604.11907 by Alicia Moranchel Basurto, Colin Peter Folsom, Daniela Korcakova, Gregg A. Wade, Iris Bermejo Lozano, Nela Dvorakova, Ondrej Juhas, Pavel Kroupa, Raul Ortega Chametla.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: Histogram of mergers according to spectral types from Dvoˇráková et al. [69] [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_1.png] view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: 2.5D MHD simulations of a FS CMa post-merger. upper panel: The disk structure and accretion channels. The magnetic field lines are indicated by white lines (based on the work of Moranchel-Basurto et al. [55]). bottom panel: The evolution of a hot plasmoid (based on Moranchel￾Basurto et al. [54]). 5. Role of FS CMa Post-Mergers The simulations of a merger evolution by Schneider et al. [70] show that a star … view at source ↗
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We summarise the properties and nature of a peculiar group of B-type stars called FS CMa stars. These stars show the B[e] phenomenon, i.e., their spectra exhibit both forbidden emission lines and infrared excess. Such properties point to an extended circumstellar gas and dust component. Although the phenomenon has been explained in most B[e] stars, the origin and nature of FS CMa stars is disputed. Here, we focus on the merger hypothesis, for which evidence has recently been discovered.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript summarizes the properties and nature of FS CMa stars, a group of B-type stars that exhibit the B[e] phenomenon through forbidden emission lines and infrared excess arising from extended circumstellar gas and dust. It notes that while the B[e] phenomenon is accounted for in most B[e] stars, the origin of FS CMa stars remains disputed. The paper focuses on the intermediate-mass merger hypothesis, for which evidence has recently been discovered, as a new scenario applicable to several such stars.

Significance. If the merger hypothesis holds for the relevant subset of FS CMa stars, the work would provide a plausible formation channel that links binary evolution to the observed circumstellar material, helping to resolve the disputed nature of these objects and informing models of intermediate-mass stellar mergers. The concise summary of known properties offers useful context for evaluating the scenario against alternative channels.

major comments (1)
  1. Abstract: the claim that 'evidence has recently been discovered' for the merger hypothesis is central to the paper's proposal, yet the text provides no summary, citation, or quantitative link showing how merger products reproduce the specific B[e] observables (forbidden lines and IR excess) in FS CMa stars rather than other formation channels. Expanding this with concrete evidence would be required to support the 'new scenario' assertion.
minor comments (1)
  1. The manuscript would benefit from explicit citations for the 'recently discovered evidence' and a brief list of example FS CMa stars to which the hypothesis is applied.

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We are grateful to the referee for their positive evaluation of our manuscript and the recommendation for minor revision. We address the single major comment below.

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  1. Referee: Abstract: the claim that 'evidence has recently been discovered' for the merger hypothesis is central to the paper's proposal, yet the text provides no summary, citation, or quantitative link showing how merger products reproduce the specific B[e] observables (forbidden lines and IR excess) in FS CMa stars rather than other formation channels. Expanding this with concrete evidence would be required to support the 'new scenario' assertion.

    Authors: We agree that the abstract, as currently written, is too brief on this central point and would benefit from additional context to stand alone. The main text of the manuscript already summarizes the relevant properties of FS CMa stars and outlines how the intermediate-mass merger channel can account for the B[e] phenomenon, with references to the recent observational and theoretical work that constitutes the 'recently discovered' evidence. To address the referee's concern directly, we will expand the abstract in the revised version to include a short summary of that evidence (including one or two key citations) and a concise statement of how merger products can produce the observed forbidden lines and infrared excess. This change will be limited to the abstract and will not alter the scope or conclusions of the paper. revision: yes

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full rationale

The paper summarizes established properties of FS CMa stars and frames the intermediate-mass merger hypothesis as a scenario backed by recently discovered external evidence. No equations, fitted parameters, self-referential definitions, or load-bearing self-citations appear in the provided text that would reduce any claim to its own inputs by construction. The central argument is presented as an interpretive scenario rather than a closed mathematical derivation, remaining self-contained against external benchmarks.

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Abstract-only review yields no identifiable free parameters, axioms, or invented entities. The claim rests on the external 'recently discovered evidence' for the merger hypothesis, which is not detailed here.

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