Red Supergiants in the Andromeda Galaxy (M31)

Details Red Supergiants in the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) Red Supergiants in the Andromeda Galaxy (M31)

2009-07-22

arxiv.org/abs/0907.3767v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Galaxy Astrophysics

Accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal

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Red supergiants are a short-lived stage in the evolution of moderately massive stars (10-25Mo), and as such their location in the H-R diagram provides an exacting test of stellar evolutionary models. Since massive star evolution is strongly affected by the amount of mass-loss a star suffers, and since the mass-loss rates depend upon metallicity, it is highly desirable to study the physical properties of these stars in galaxies of various metallicities. Here we identify a sample of red supergiants in M31 (the most metal-rich of the Local Group galaxies) and derive their physical properties by fitting MARCS atmosphere models to moderate resolution optical spectroscopy, and from V-K photometry.

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