Model Atmosphere Analysis of Some B-Type Stars
Somaya M. Saad, Mohamed I. Nouh
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DOI: 10.4236/ijaa.2011.12007   PDF    HTML     5,994 Downloads   11,703 Views   Citations

Abstract

We present model atmosphere analysis for a sample of B-type stars in optical region to obtain their fundamental parameters e.g. effective temperature, surface gravities, and rotational velocities. Approximate masses for the sample of stars under study are obtained by comparing the resulted effective temperatures and surface gravities with the evolutionary tracks. Comparison between these masses and the empirical effective temperatures-mass relation revealed good agreement.

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S. Saad and M. Nouh, "Model Atmosphere Analysis of Some B-Type Stars," International Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Vol. 1 No. 2, 2011, pp. 45-51. doi: 10.4236/ijaa.2011.12007.

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