THE CALIBRATION OF MK SPECTRAL CLASSES USING SPECTRAL-SYNTHESIS .1. THE EFFECTIVE TEMPERATURE CALIBRATION OF DWARF STARS

Authors
GRAY RO CORBALLY CJ
Citation
Ro. Gray et Cj. Corbally, THE CALIBRATION OF MK SPECTRAL CLASSES USING SPECTRAL-SYNTHESIS .1. THE EFFECTIVE TEMPERATURE CALIBRATION OF DWARF STARS, The Astronomical journal, 107(2), 1994, pp. 742-746
Citations number
38
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
The Astronomical journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00046256
Volume
107
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
742 - 746
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-6256(1994)107:2<742:TCOMSC>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Synthetic spectra based on the new Kurucz models and calculated using the IBM PC-based program SPECTRUM (which is described and made availab le to the astronomical community) are classified using the techniques of MK spectral classification against digital spectra of MK standards. The results are used to calibrate the MK system for solar-composition dwarf stars from B1 V to K5 V in terms of effective temperature.