A01=Christopher J. Corbally
A01=Richard O. Gray
Absolute magnitude
Accretion (astrophysics)
Am star
Apparent magnitude
Astronomer
Astronomical spectroscopy
Astronomy
Asymptotic giant branch
Author_Christopher J. Corbally
Author_Richard O. Gray
Be star
Binary star
Brown dwarf
Carbon star
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Chromosphere
Dwarf star
Effective temperature
Energy level
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Equivalent width
G-type main-sequence star
Galactic halo
Giant star
Globular cluster
Hydrogen line
Infrared
Infrared excess
Instability strip
Ionization
IRAS
Luminosity
Luminous blue variable
Main sequence
Metallicity
Molecule
Nebula
Nuclear reaction
O-type star
OB star
Optics
Peculiar star
Photometry (optics)
Photon
Photosphere
Planetary nebula
Radiation pressure
Red dwarf
Red giant
Red supergiant
Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Spectral energy distribution
Spectral line
Spectral line shape
Spectral resolution
Spectrograph
Spectroscopy
Star
Star formation
Stellar atmosphere
Stellar evolution
Stellar kinematics
Stellar population
Stellar wind
Subdwarf
Supergiant
Supernova
Surface gravity
Temperature
Ultraviolet
Variable star
Wavelength
White dwarf
Wolf-Rayet star
Product details
- ISBN 9780691125114
- Weight: 1021g
- Dimensions: 178 x 254mm
- Publication Date: 29 Mar 2009
- Publisher: Princeton University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Written by leading experts in the field, Stellar Spectral Classification is the only book to comprehensively discuss both the foundations and most up-to-date techniques of MK and other spectral classification systems. Definitive and encyclopedic, the book introduces the astrophysics of spectroscopy, reviews the entire field of stellar astronomy, and shows how the well-tested methods of spectral classification are a powerful discovery tool for graduate students and researchers working in astronomy and astrophysics. The book begins with a historical survey, followed by chapters discussing the entire range of stellar phenomena, from brown dwarfs to supernovae. The authors account for advances in the field, including the addition of the L and T dwarf classes; the revision of the carbon star, Wolf-Rayet, and white dwarf classification schemes; and the application of neural nets to spectral classification. Copious figures illustrate the morphology of stellar spectra, and the book incorporates recent discoveries from earth-based and satellite data.
Many examples of spectra are given in the red, ultraviolet, and infrared regions, as well as in the traditional blue-violet optical region, all of which are useful for researchers identifying stellar and galactic spectra. This essential reference includes a glossary, handy appendixes and tables, an index, and a Web-based resource of spectra. In addition to the authors, the contributors are Adam J. Burgasser, Margaret M. Hanson, J. Davy Kirkpatrick, and Nolan R. Walborn.
Richard O. Gray is professor of astronomy at Appalachian State University. Christopher J. Corbally, SJ, is a vice director of the Vatican Observatory and adjunct associate professor of astronomy at the University of Arizona.
