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The bolometric luminosities of stars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

R. C. Bless  and
J. W. Percival
R. C. Bless
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin - Madison, 53706, USA
J. W. Percival
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin - Madison, 53706, USA

Abstract

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The total energy emitted by a star is one of its basic parameters. It is also one of the most difficult to determine, requiring space-based as well as ground-based measurements of the absolute flux from stars. We review the current status of these observations in the ultraviolet, visible, and near infrared, and estimate the uncertainties of the absolute flux measurements in these spectral regions. We compare recent determinations of the bolometric luminosity of early-type stars with the first (mostly) empirical results of 20 years ago. We close with a few comments on possible improvements of these measurements in the future.

Type
Stellar Flux Distributions
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 189: Fundamental Stellar Properties: The Interaction Between Observation and Theory , 1997 , pp. 73 - 82
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1997 

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