Understanding A-type supergiants - II. Atmospheric parameters and rotational velocities of galactic A-type supergiants

We present the second paper of a series whose aim is to perform a global study of Galactic A-supergiants. Very little work has been carried out to determine the stellar parameters of these stars. This is illustrated with a brief review of some previous works. In this paper we analyze the determinati...

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Autores: Verdugo, Eva, Talavera, A., Gómez De Castro, Ana Inés
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:1999
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/57546
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/57546
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:52
Stellar temperature scale
Large magellanic cloud
Early-type stars
Nearby galaxies
Luminous stars
Bolometric corrections
F-supergiants
Super-giants
Alpha-cygni
Milky-way
Stars : atmospheres
Stars : fundamental parameters
Stars : mass-loss
Stars : supergiants
Astronomía (Matemáticas)
21 Astronomía y Astrofísica
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Sumario:We present the second paper of a series whose aim is to perform a global study of Galactic A-supergiants. Very little work has been carried out to determine the stellar parameters of these stars. This is illustrated with a brief review of some previous works. In this paper we analyze the determination of absolute magnitudes, spectral types and atmospheric parameters using the most recent Kurucz LTE blanketed model atmospheres and we discuss the applicability of the calibrations, such as the Schmidt-Kaler's (1982) calibration. Rotation is also an important parameter in A-supergiants but their rotational velocities are poorly known. We have calculated projected rotational velocities from the Fourier analysis of the observed Mg II (4481 Angstrom) line.