A reevaluation of the 20-micron magnitude system

Details A reevaluation of the 20-micron magnitude system A reevaluation of the 20-micron magnitude system

Jan 1984

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Astronomical Journal (ISSN 0004-6256), vol. 89, Jan. 1984, p. 172-175.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

94

A Stars, Infrared Stars, Stellar Magnitude, Black Body Radiation, Flux Density, Stellar Color

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The 20-micron infrared magnitude system is reexamined by observing primary infrared standards and seven A V stars. The purpose is to determine whether Alpha Lyr has colors consistent with the average of A0 stars and to determine the relative magnitude of the primary standards to that of Alpha Lyr. The data presented are consistent with the interpretation that the spectrum of Alpha Lyr is a blackbody and that it is a viable flux standard at 10 and 20 microns. The absolute flux density scale, the physical quantity of interest, is found to be consistent with an extrapolation of the Alpha Lyr spectrum from the near infrared on the basis of the comparison of stars to Mars and asteroids. Adoption of a 0.0 magnitude for Alpha Lyr requires that the magnitudes given by Morrison and Simon (1973) and by Simon et al. (1972) be revised downward by 0.14 mag.

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