Simulation of energy distributions in optical and IR spectra of late-type M4-M6 dwarfs

作者：Kuznetsov M K^*; Pavlenko Ya V; Galvez Ortiz M K

来源：Kinematics and Physics of Celestial Bodies, 2012, 28(6): 280-287.

DOI：10.3103/S0884591312060050

Spectral types (M4-M6), effective temperatures T (ef) (2700-2900 K), and free fall accelerations logg (4.0-4.5) are determined for five M dwarfs using their energy distributions in the spectral range lambda lambda = 680aEuro broken vertical bar 840 nm. Stellar spectra with resolutions R = 4000 were obtained using the IMACS spectrograph mounted on the ESO Walter Baade 6.5-m telescope. The spectral types are derived from spectral indices and the effective temperatures of the stars are estimated based on their spectral types. Values of T (ef) and logg are also derived from the comparison between the observed and theoretical energy distributions, calculated both for dust-free, standard NextGen model atmospheres of red dwarfs, and for semiempirical models considering the presence of dust in stellar atmospheres according to the technique developed by Pavlenko et al. We determine dust parameters for stellar atmospheres of these stars, and establish that it is necessary to account for the decrease in concentration of TiO molecules due to their condensation on dust grains, when T (ef) < 3000 K. We conclude that the radiation scattering by dust grains does not have an appreciable effect on energy distributions in the spectra of the considered stars.

• 出版日期2012-11