New synthetic Mg2 indices

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Feb 1995

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1995apj...440..210c&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 440, no. 1, p. 210-215

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Astronomical Photometry, Atmospheric Models, Indexes (Ratios), Magnesium, Stellar Atmospheres, Stellar Composition, Stellar Models, Stellar Spectra, Absorption Spectra, Mathematical Models, Metallicity, Stellar Gravitation

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Using the most recent grid of Kurucz model atmospheres and his improved set of numerical codes to compute synthetic stellar spectra, we have calculated the strength of the magnesium absorption feature at 5175 A (Mg2 index) from a set of 141 computed synthetic spectra. The index values refer to the effective temperature range 4000-6000 K, surface gravity from 1.5 to 4.5 dex, and metallicity from -0.5 to 1.0 dex. The computed index for the solar model matches very well the value obtained from observational data. Above 5000 K, the new Mg2 values and previous calculations agree to within 0.02 mag, but discrepancies can reach almost 0.58 mag for cool, metal-rich, low-gravity stars, so that large values of Mg2 previously obtained for low temperature dwarfs are now obtained for giants as well. A comparison with observational data is also presented.

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