A neural network approach to determining photometric metallicities of M-type dwarf stars

[Context] M dwarfs are the most abundant stars in the Galaxy and serve as key targets for stellar and exoplanetary studies. It is particularly challenging to determine their metallicities because their spectra are complex. For this reason, several authors have focused on photometric estimates of the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Duque-Arribas, C., Tabernero, H. M., Montes, David, Caballero, J. A., Galceran, Enrique
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/398638
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/398638
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/105007510451
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Hertzsprung-Russell and C-M diagrams
Stars: abundances
Stars: fundamental parameters
Stars: late-type
Stars: low-mass
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Sumario:[Context] M dwarfs are the most abundant stars in the Galaxy and serve as key targets for stellar and exoplanetary studies. It is particularly challenging to determine their metallicities because their spectra are complex. For this reason, several authors have focused on photometric estimates of the M-dwarf metallicity. Although artificial neural networks have been used in the framework of modern astrophysics, their application to a photometric metallicity estimate for M dwarfs remains unexplored.