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Empirical surface gravities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

P. F. L. Maxted
P. F. L. Maxted*
Affiliation:
University of Southampton, UK

Abstract

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The surface gravity of a star (log g) is a fundamental parameter in models of stellar atmospheres. Given suitable spectra, log g can be determined from such models with an accuracy of 0.1dex, at best. Detached eclipsing binary stars can provide values of log g an order of magnitude more accurate than this, though for a more limited range of stars. Naturally, less accurate surface gravities can be obtained for a wider range of eclipsing binary stars.

These facts are well known, so in this short review I will outline the types of stars to which the two methods have be usefully applied and might be applied in the near future. This naturally leads to the question of where the two ranges overlap and the comparison of results from the two methods. Techniques for allowing this comparison to made directly will be described. Surface gravities derived from winds in hot stars and (indirectly) from gravitational redshifts in white dwarf stars will also be covered briefly.

Type
Stellar Masses and Surface Gravities
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 189: Fundamental Stellar Properties: The Interaction Between Observation and Theory , 1997 , pp. 119 - 124
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1997 

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