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The Angular Diameter of $\lambda$ Bo\"{o}tis}

Astrophysics 2012-08-27 v1

Abstract

Using the CHARA Array and the Palomar Testbed Interferometer, the chemically peculiar star λ\lambda Bo\"{o}tis has been spatially resolved. We have measured the limb darkened angular diameter to be θLD=0.533±0.029\theta_{LD} = 0.533\pm0.029 mas, corresponding to a linear radius of R=1.70±0.10RR_{\star} = 1.70 \pm 0.10 R_\odot. The measured angular diameter yields an effective temperature for λ\lambda Boo of Teff=8887±242T_{eff} = 8887 \pm 242 K. Based upon literature surface gravity estimates spanning log(g)=4.04.2\log{(g)} = 4.0-4.2 [cms2][\rm{cm s}^{-\rm{2}}], we have derived a stellar mass range of M=1.11.7M_{\star} = 1.1 - 1.7 MM_\odot. For a given surface gravity, the linear radius uncertainty contributes approximately σ(M)=0.10.2M\sigma(M_\star) = 0.1-0.2 M_\odot to the total mass uncertainty. The uncertainty in the mass (i.e., the range of derived masses) is primarily a result of the uncertainty in the surface gravity. The upper bound of our derived mass range (log(g)=4.2,M=1.7±0.2M\log(g)=4.2, M_\star = 1.7\pm0.2 M_\odot) is consistent with 100-300 MYr solar-metallicity evolutionary models. The mid-range of our derived masses (log(g)=4.1,M=1.3±0.2M\log(g)=4.1, M_\star = 1.3\pm0.2 M_\odot) is consistent with 2-3 GYr metal-poor evolutionary models. A more definitive surface gravity determination is required to determine a more precise mass for λ\lambda Boo.

Cite

@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0612723,
  title  = {The Angular Diameter of $\lambda$ Bo\"{o}tis}},
  author = {David R. Ciardi and Gerard T. van Belle and Andrew F. Boden and T. ten Brummelaar and H. A. McAlister and W. G. Bagnuolo, and P. J. Goldfinger and J. Sturmann and L. Sturmann and N. Turner and D. H. Berger and R. R. Thompson and S. T. Ridgway},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0612723},
  year   = {2012}
}

Comments

Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal