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Precise and accurate parameters for late-type (late K and M) dwarf stars are important for characterization of any orbiting planets, but such determinations have been hampered by these stars' complex spectra and dissimilarity to the Sun. We…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 Andrew W. Mann , Gregory A. Feiden , Eric Gaidos , Tabetha Boyajian , Kaspar von Braun

Metal-poor M subdwarfs are among the oldest stellar populations and carry valuable information about the chemical enrichment history of the Milky Way. The measurements of chemical abundances of these stars therefore provide essential…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-05-02 Neda Hejazi , Sebastien Lepine , Thomas Nordlander , Wei-Chun Jao , David R. Coria , Kathryn V. Lester

Large numbers of low-to-medium resolution spectra of M-type dwarf stars from both the local Galactic disk and halo are available from various surveys. In order to fully exploit these data, we develop a template-fit method using a set of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-03-11 Neda Hejazi , Sebastien Lepine , Derek Homeier , R. Michael Rich , Michael M. Shara

We present here medium resolution (\lambda /\Delta\lambda\sim1200) H- and K-band spectra of M type dwarf stars covering the wavelength range 1.50 - 1.80 {\mu}m and 1.95 - 2.45 {\mu}m. The sample includes 53 dwarf stars (M0V-M7V) from new…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-07-30 Dhrimadri Khata , Soumen Mondal , Ramkrishna Das , Supriyo Ghosh , Samrat Ghosh

We use moderate-resolution spectra of nearby late K and M dwarf stars with parallaxes and interferometrically determined radii to refine their effective temperatures, luminosities, and metallicities. We use these revised values to calibrate…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2014-02-27 Andrew W. Mann , Eric Gaidos , Megan Ansdell

White dwarf photospheric parameters are usually obtained by means of spectroscopic or photometric analysis. These results are not always consistent with each other, with the published values often including just the statistical…

The detection and subsequent characterisation of exoplanets are intimately linked to the characteristics of their host star. Therefore, it is necessary to study the star in detail in order to understand the formation history and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-07-18 M. G. Soto , J. S. Jenkins

Elemental abundances of Sun-like stars are crucial for understanding the detailed properties of their planets. However, measuring elemental abundances in M stars is challenging due to their faintness and pervasive molecular features in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-08-28 Haiyang S. Wang , Sascha P. Quanz , Suvrath Mahadevan , Morgan Deal

Accurately measuring the masses of white dwarf stars is crucial in many astrophysical contexts (e.g., asteroseismology and cosmochronology). These masses are most commonly determined by fitting a model atmosphere to an observed spectrum;…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-10-10 T. A. Gomez , M. H. Montgomery , T. Nagayama , D. P. Kilcrease , D. E. Winget

Calibrating the ages, masses, and radii of stars on the upper main sequence depends heavily on accurate measurements of the effective temperature ($T_\mathrm{eff}$) and surface gravity ($\log g$). These parameters are difficult to obtain…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-08-22 Lukas Kueß , Ernst Paunzen

Context. Reliable metallicity values for M dwarfs are important for studies of the chemical evolution and advancement of planet formation theory in low-mass environments. Historically the determination of stellar parameters of low-mass…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-16 Sara Lindgren , Ulrike Heiter

Context. M subdwarfs are metal poor and cool stars. They are important probes of the old galactic populations. However, they remain elusive due to their low luminosity. Observational and modeling efforts are required to fully understand…

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Understanding the atmospheric parameters of stars on the top of the RGB is essential to reveal the chemical composition of the Milky Way, as they can be used to probe the farthest parts of our Galaxy. Our goal is to determine the chemical…

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Context. As increasingly more spectroscopic data are being delivered by medium- and high-resolving power multi-object spectrographs, more automatic stellar parameter determination softwares are being developed. The quality of the spectra…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-09-04 Helene Posbic , David Katz , Elisabetta Caffau , Piercarlo Bonifacio , Ana Gomez , Luca Sbordone , Frederic Arenou

We present precise photometric estimates of stellar parameters, including effective temperature, metallicity, luminosity classification, distance, and stellar age, for nearly 26 million stars using the methodology developed in the first…

Metallicity is a fundamental parameter that contributes to the physical characteristics of a star. However, the low temperatures and complex molecules present in M dwarf atmospheres make it difficult to measure their metallicities using…

Stellar parameters for large samples of stars play a crucial role in constraining the nature of stars and stellar populations in the Galaxy. An increasing number of medium-band photometric surveys are presently used in estimating stellar…

The determination of the stellar parameters of M dwarfs is of prime importance in the fields of galactic, stellar and planetary astronomy. M stars are the least studied galactic component regarding their fundamental parameters. Yet, they…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 V. Neves , X. Bonfils , N. C. Santos

We combine narrow/medium-band filter photometry from the Southern Photometric Local Universe Survey (S-PLUS) DR4 with ultra broad-band filter photometry from Gaia EDR3 to derive fundamental stellar parameters ($T_{\rm eff}$, $\log g$,…

Cool stars, such as M giants, can only be analysed in the near-infrared (NIR) regime due to the ubiquitous TiO features in optical spectra of stars with Teff < 4000 K. In dust obscured regions, like the inner bulge and Galactic Center, the…

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