Stellar spectral classification /

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,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gray, R. O. (Richard O.)
Other Authors: Corbally, C. J. (Christopher J.), Burgasser, Adam J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock : Princeton University Press, ©2009.
Series:Princeton series in astrophysics.
Subjects:
Stars > Spectra.
Stars > Classification.
Étoiles > Spectre.
Étoiles > Classification.
SCIENCE > Physics > Astrophysics.
Stars.
Classification.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Important Note on Terminology and Units
  • Chapter 1. The History and Philosophy of Stellar Spectral Classification
  • Chapter 2. An Overview of the Normal Stars
  • Chapter 3. The OB Stars--Nolan R. Walborn
  • Chapter 4. The B-type Stars
  • Chapter 5. The A-type Stars
  • Chapter 6. The F-type Stars
  • Chapter 7. The G- and K-type Stars
  • Chapter 8. The M-type, S-type, and Carbon Stars
  • Chapter 9. M Dwarfs and L Dwarfs--J. Davy Kirkpatrick
  • Chapter 10. The T-type Dwarfs--Adam J. Burgasser
  • Chapter 11. Wolf-Rayet Stars and the Luminous Blue Variables
  • Chapter 12. Endpoints of Stellar Evolution
  • Chapter 13. Further Techniques
  • Glossary
  • Appendix A: MK Standard Stars
  • Appendix B: Calibrations of the MK System
  • Appendix C: The Book Website
  • General Index
  • Object Index

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