Stellar Spectral Classification

Name: Stellar Spectral Classification
Brand: Princeton University Press
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Richard O. Gray Christopher J. Corbally(Autor*in)

Princeton University Press

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Erschienen am 8. Juni 2021

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Cover Page
Half-title Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Contents
Preface
Important Note on Terminology and Units
Chapter 1. The History and Philosophy of Stellar Spectral Classification
1.1 Early History
1.2 Later Developments
1.3 The MK Process
Chapter 2. An Overview of the Normal Stars
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The Spectral Sequence
2.3 Multicolor Photometry and Stellar Classification
2.4 Physical Principles Underlying the MK Sequence
Chapter 3. The OB Stars-Nolan R. Walborn
3.1 Introduction
3.2 The Optical
3.3 The Ultraviolet
3.4 The Infrared-Margaret M. Hanson
3.5 Peculiar Categories
3.6 X-Ray Line Spectra
3.7 Calibration and Astrophysical Modeling
Chapter 4. The B-type Stars
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Optical Classification
4.3 The Ultraviolet
4.4 Chemically Peculiar B-type Stars
4.5 Be Stars and B Shell Stars
4.6 Other B-type Emission-line Stars
4.7 B-type Stars in Advanced Evolutionary States
Chapter 5. The A-type Stars
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Optical Spectral-type Criteria
5.3 Ultraviolet and Infrared Classification Schemes
5.4 Chemically Peculiar Stars
5.5 Herbig Ae/Be Stars
5.6 A-type Stars in Advanced Evolutionary Stages
5.7 A-type Shell Stars
Chapter 6. The F-type Stars
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Optical Classification
6.3 Classification in the Ultraviolet and Infrared
6.4 Population II F-type Stars
6.5 Chemically Peculiar F-type Stars
6.6 F-type Stars in Advanced Evolutionary Stages
Chapter 7. The G- and K-type Stars
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Optical Classification
7.3 The Infrared
7.4 The Search for a Solar Twin
Chromospheric Activity
7.5 T Tauri Stars
7.6 Chemically Peculiar G- and K-giants
7.7 Population II and III Stars
7.8 The High Luminosity, Yellow Variables
Chapter 8. The M-type, S-type, and Carbon Stars
8.1 Introduction
8.2 The M-type Stars
8.3 The Carbon Stars
8.4 The S-type Stars
8.5 Symbiotic and Algol Stars
Chapter 9. M Dwarfs and L Dwarfs-J. Davy Kirkpatrick
9.1 Introduction
9.2 The Discovery of M Dwarfs and L Dwarfs
9.3 Spectroscopic Classification
9.4 Physical Interpretation of Types
9.4 Peculiar Objects
Chapter 10. The T-type Dwarfs-Adam J. Burgasser
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Recognition of the T Dwarf Class and Early Discoveries
10.3 T Dwarf Spectral Characteristics
10.4 Near-Infrared Classification
10.5 Optical Classification
10.6 Mid-Infrared Classification
10.7 Additional Considerations for T-Dwarf Classification
10.8 Beyond the T Dwarfs
Chapter 11. Wolf-Rayet Stars and the Luminous Blue Variables
11.1 The Wolf-Rayet Stars
11.2 Luminous Blue Variables
11.3 Evolutionary Connections
Chapter 12. Endpoints of Stellar Evolution
12.1 Proto-Planetary Nebulae and Planetary Nebula Nucleus Stars
12.2 White Dwarf Stars
12.3 Novae
12.4 Supernovae
Chapter 13. Further Techniques
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Composite Spectra
13.3 Classification Systems in the Thermal Infrared
13.4 Other Classification Systems
13.5 Automated Methods of Spectral Classification
13.6 Low Dispersion Techniques and Natural Groups
Glossary
Appendix A: MK Standard Stars
Appendix B: Calibrations of the MK System
Appendix C: The Book Website
General Index
Object Index

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