Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jan 1978
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978aj.....83...26s&link_type=abstract
Astronomical Journal, vol. 83, Jan. 1978, p. 26-31.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
34
Absorption Spectra, Airborne Equipment, Infrared Astronomy, M Stars, Mira Variables, Stellar Spectrophotometry, Variable Stars, Carbon Monoxide, Infrared Spectrophotometers, Stellar Luminosity, Stellar Spectra, Water Vapor
Scientific paper
Airborne spectrophotometric observations of R Cas near minimum and maximum light, R Leo near minimum, and NML Tau near maximum are reported which were obtained over the wavelength range from 1.2 to 4 microns with 1.5% resolution. The spectral energy distributions of the three stars at the indicated times are presented, and it is shown that the H2O bands at 1.4, 1.9, and 2.7 microns are clearly evident in all the spectra, while the absorption bands of CO at about 1.6 and 2.3 microns are probably present although they are masked by the strong water vapor features. The results indicate that water vapor is the dominant opacity source in the atmospheres of Mira variables, that R Leo and NML Tau may be fitted well over the entire spectrum by respective single temperatures of 2250 and 1800 K, and that R Cas near both minimum and maximum cannot be adequately described by one temperature over the entire wavelength range investigated. The shapes and depths of the absorption bands are determined together with the apparent angular diameter of each star and the equivalent widths of the H2O + CO absorption bands. It is concluded that water vapor absorption is more strongly correlated with color temperature than with spectral type for R Cas and R Leo.
Erickson Edwin F.
Strecker Donald W.
Witteborn Fred. C.
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