2002/02/08 by N. Ryde, K. Eriksson · 14 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomical spectroscopy #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Effective temperature #Hydrostatic equilibrium #Infrared #Photosphere #Scientific Research and Discoveries #Spectral line #Spectral resolution #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #Wavelength #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20020210
published in Astronomy and Astrophysics 386(3), 874-883 (EDP Sciences) · Accepted by A&A, 10 pages
arxiv created 2002/02/08 · openalex publication_date 2002/05/01 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
We have modeled the 2.6– spectrum of the red semiregular variable R Doradus observed with the Short-Wavelength Spectrometer on board the Infrared Space Observatory. The wavelength resolution of the observations varies between –2500. We have calculated a synthetic spectrum using a hydrostatic model photosphere in spherical geometry. The agreement between the synthetic spectrum and the ISO observations is encouraging, especially in the wavelength region of 2.8–, suggesting that a hydrostatic model photosphere is adequate for the calculation of synthetic spectra in the near infrared for this moderately varying red giant star. However, an additional absorption component is needed at 2.6– and this discrepancy is discussed. The spectral signatures are dominated by water vapour in the stellar photosphere, but several photospheric OH, CO, and SiO features are also present. The effective temperature and surface gravity derived for R Dor, based on the 2.6– ISO spectrum and the modeling of it with a hydrostatic model photosphere, are and (cgs), respectively. The spectral region observed is found to be temperature sensitive. The effective temperature given here is slightly higher than those reported in the literature. We also discuss possible reasons for this.