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Ay 123 Lecture I - Physical Properties 10  as = 10% 10  as/yr = ESA Gaia mission: a revolution in 3-D mapping of our Galaxy.

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1 Ay 123 Lecture I - Physical Properties 10  as = 10% distance @10kpc, 10  as/yr = 1km/s @20kpc ESA Gaia mission: a revolution in 3-D mapping of our Galaxy

2 wavelength flux Spectral energy distributions of bright stars can be used to derive effective temperatures Spectral Energy Distributions

3 Wavelength(  m) flux T eff Model atmospheres of varying [T eff, g] used to fit data

4 Stellar Spectral Energy Distributions Wavelength(Å) flux

5 Spectral Classification Diagnostic spectral lines act as independent measures of temperature in stellar atmosphere provided surface gravity is known

6 Stellar Spectra: Giants vs Dwarfs G K Stars are a 2-D sequence! Giants are slightly cooler than dwarfs of a similar spectral class with redder continua. This is because line strengths depend on T eff and g

7 Luminosity Classes

8 Overview of Stellar Evolution on H-R Diagram

9 Evolution During the Main Sequence Zero Age MS


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