Stellar Spectral Classification
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Stellar Spectral Classification

  1. 592 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Stellar Spectral Classification

About this book

Written by leading experts in the field, Stellar Spectral Classification is the only book to comprehensively discuss both the foundations and most up-to-date techniques of MK and other spectral classification systems. Definitive and encyclopedic, the book introduces the astrophysics of spectroscopy, reviews the entire field of stellar astronomy, and shows how the well-tested methods of spectral classification are a powerful discovery tool for graduate students and researchers working in astronomy and astrophysics.

The book begins with a historical survey, followed by chapters discussing the entire range of stellar phenomena, from brown dwarfs to supernovae. The authors account for advances in the field, including the addition of the L and T dwarf classes; the revision of the carbon star, Wolf-Rayet, and white dwarf classification schemes; and the application of neural nets to spectral classification. Copious figures illustrate the morphology of stellar spectra, and the book incorporates recent discoveries from earth-based and satellite data. Many examples of spectra are given in the red, ultraviolet, and infrared regions, as well as in the traditional blue-violet optical region, all of which are useful for researchers identifying stellar and galactic spectra. This essential reference includes a glossary, handy appendixes and tables, an index, and a Web-based resource of spectra.

In addition to the authors, the contributors are Adam J. Burgasser, Margaret M. Hanson, J. Davy Kirkpatrick, and Nolan R. Walborn.

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1.1.
EARLY
HISTORY
5
Figure
1.3
Lockyer’s
temperature
curve
for
spectral
evolution,
showing
his
ascending
branch
of
su-
pergiants
and
giants
and
the
descending
branch
of
dwarfs.
Reproduced
by
permission
of
the
Royal
Society.
Figure
1.4
A
photograph
taken
in
1892
at
the
Harvard
College
Observatory
showing
Williamina
Fleming
(standing)
and
Annie
Jump
Cannon
(far
right,
looking
through
eyepiece).
Cour-
tesy,
Curator
of
astronomical
photographs
at
Harvard
College
Observatory.
spectra
with
bright
lines,
P
for
planetary
nebula
spectra,
and
Q
for
spectra
remain-
ing
unclassied.
So
these
Draper
Memorial
types
introduced
the
letters
with
which
we
are
familiar
today.
Most
of
the
letters
persisted;
the
O
and
B
types
were
later
put
at
the
head;
some
were
dropped,
others
changed,
such
as
the
C
stars
with
dou-
ble
lines
probably
due
to
an
instrumental
fault;
and
as
always,
there
was
plenty
of

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Important Note on Terminology and Units
  8. Chapter 1. The History and Philosophy of Stellar Spectral Classification
  9. Chapter 2. An Overview of the Normal Stars
  10. Chapter 3. The OB Stars—Nolan R. Walborn
  11. Chapter 4. The B-type Stars
  12. Chapter 5. The A-type Stars
  13. Chapter 6. The F-type Stars
  14. Chapter 7. The G- and K-type Stars
  15. Chapter 8. The M-type, S-type, and Carbon Stars
  16. Chapter 9. M Dwarfs and L Dwarfs—J. Davy Kirkpatrick
  17. Chapter 10. The T-type Dwarfs—Adam J. Burgasser
  18. Chapter 11. Wolf–Rayet Stars and the Luminous Blue Variables
  19. Chapter 12. Endpoints of Stellar Evolution
  20. Chapter 13. Further Techniques
  21. Glossary
  22. Appendix A: MK Standard Stars
  23. Appendix B: Calibrations of the MK System
  24. Appendix C: The Book Website
  25. General Index
  26. Object Index