Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-12-20
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
56 pages, 11 Figures, electronic tables not included. To appear in AJ, March 2005
Scientific paper
10.1086/427855
We present a new calibration of optical (UBV, Stromgren, uvby-beta, and Geneva) and near IR (Johnson RIJHK and 2MASS) photometry for B and early A stars derived from Kurucz (1991) Atlas model atmospheres. Our sample of stars consists of 45 normal, nearby B and early A stars which have high quality, low resolution IUE spectra and accurate Hipparcos parallaxes. The calibration is unique because it relies only on the UV spectral energy distributions, the absolute flux calibration of the V filter and the Hipparcos distances to determine the appropriate model atmospheres for the program stars. These models are then used to calibrate the synthetic photometry. We compare our results with previous, well accepted results and provide a thorough discussion of the random errors and systematic effects affecting the calibration. In particular, we demonstrate the influence of vsini on surface gravities derived from fitting model atmospheres. Finally, we discuss some of our intended applications of this new calibration.
Fitzpatrick Edward L.
Massa Derck
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