The long-term spectral changes of eta Carinae: are they caused by a dissipating occulter as indicated by CMFGEN models?

A. Damineli, D. J. Hillier, F. Navarete +23

Eta Carinae ($\eta$\,Car) exhibits a unique set of P Cygni profiles with both broad and narrow components. Over many decades, the spectrum has changed -- there has been an increase in…