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The BONNSAI Project: A Statistical Comparison of Stars with Stellar Evolution Models

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2014

F.R.N. Schneider ,
N. Langer ,
H.H.B. Lau  and
R.G. Izzard
F.R.N. Schneider
Affiliation:
Argelander-Institut für Astronomie, Universität Bonn, Auf dem Hügel 71, 53121 Bonn, Germany
N. Langer
Affiliation:
Argelander-Institut für Astronomie, Universität Bonn, Auf dem Hügel 71, 53121 Bonn, Germany
H.H.B. Lau
Affiliation:
Argelander-Institut für Astronomie, Universität Bonn, Auf dem Hügel 71, 53121 Bonn, Germany
R.G. Izzard
Affiliation:
Argelander-Institut für Astronomie, Universität Bonn, Auf dem Hügel 71, 53121 Bonn, Germany
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Abstract

We present a Bayesian method that simultaneously takes all available observables for a given star, their uncertainties and prior knowledge like the initial mass function into account to determine probability distributions of the stellar parameters based on grids of stellar evolutionary models. This allows to homogeneously analyse stars, to determine stellar parameters including robust uncertainties and to identify stars that cannot be reproduced by current stellar models. Our code is available through an easy-to-use web-interface.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 64: Setting a New Standard in the Analysis of Binary Stars , 2013 , pp. 423 - 424
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2014

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