Open AccessSurface abundances of light elements for a large sample of early B‐type stars – II. Basic parameters of 107 stars
Author(s) -
Lyubimkov Leonid S.,
Rachkovskaya Tamara M.,
Rostopchin Sergey I.,
Lambert David L.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
monthly notices of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.058
H-Index - 383
eISSN - 1365-2966
pISSN - 0035-8711
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05341.x
Subject(s) - stars , physics , astrophysics , effective temperature , astronomy
Effective temperatures T eff , surface gravities log g and interstellar extinctions A V are found for 107 B stars. Distances d of the stars, which are based on the derived T eff , log g and A V values, show good agreement with those obtained from the Hipparcos parallaxes. Comparing the T eff and log g values with evolutionary computations, we infer masses, radii, luminosities, ages and relative ages of the stars. Empirical relations between the T eff and log g parameters, on the one hand, and the photometric indices Q , [ c 1 ] and β , on the other hand, are constructed; these relations give a fast method for the T eff and log g estimation of early and medium B stars. Inclusion of the infrared J , H and K colours into the T eff , log g and A V determination shows that (i) the T eff and log g parameters are altered only slightly; (ii) the A V value is rather sensitive to these colours, so an accuracy better than 0.05 mag in the JHK data is necessary for precise A V evaluation.