Table 2: Summary of some spectral features in l Carinae .

Feature Phases Notes
Ha emission:
red-shifted
blue-shifted

0.0-0.5
0.6-0.95
from this paper
peak at 0.25
peak at 0.9
Mg II emission:
stronger red wing
stronger blue wing

0.1-0.65
0.7-0.1
from Böhm-Vitense & Love (1994)


metal absorp. lines:
red-shifted
blue-shifted

0.40-0.93
0.93-0.40
from TABC