Stars Introduction To “Atomic Astrophysics and Spectroscopy” (AAS) Anil Pradhan and Sultana Nahar Cambridge University Press 2011 Details at: www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~pradhan/Book/book.html.

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Stars Introduction To “Atomic Astrophysics and Spectroscopy” (AAS) Anil Pradhan and Sultana Nahar Cambridge University Press 2011 Details at:

The Sun – X-Ray Image (YOHKOH Satellite) Though the surface temperature of the Sun is 5,770 degrees Kelvin, the Sun is surrounded by very hot gas in the solar corona at more than a million degrees. Solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) frequently erupt from the Sun emitting intense radiation and charged particles.

Structure of the Sun: Three Zones Core, Radiative, Convective Energy is produced in the core via thermonuclear reactions and radiates out through the star Radiation diffuses through the Radiative zone via light- matter interactions Convection occurs in the outer- most regions before radiation emerges through the stellar atmosphere (not shown)

Brightness and Temperature Brightness is the total energy emitted, or the luminosity of an object The luminosity is related to the (blackbody) temperature of the object L =  T 4  is a constant) Stefan-Boltzmann Law where T is the temperature in thermal equilibrium (like an oven or a star) The Sun is nearly a blackbody at 5,550 K (Fig. 10.1, AAS)

Color Indicates Temperature and Energy of the Source Objects generally emit radiation at all wavelengths, but mostly at one peak wavelength depending on their temperature (e.g. blue – hot, red – cool) Surface T (Sun) = 5700 K Blackbody: Perfect absorber and emitter of radiation at Temperature T

Color vs. Peak emission wavelength (energy)

Colors of stars

Stars are labeled according to color-temperature-luminosity (O – L)

The Hertzsprung-Russell (HR) Diagram The HR diagram assigns stellar temperature (color) to spectral classes (bottom and top), related to luminosity (left) measured in absolute magnitudes (right)

Temperature vs. color (visible/blue)

Luminosity Classes I – V and Spectral Types O-M  he Sun is a G2V star

Stellar classes (cf. Fig. 10.2, AAS)

Luminosity vs. Spectral Class (color-temperature): O,B,A,F,G,K,M Thermonuclear fusion drives stellar activity, structure, and properties (Ch , AAS). Most stars spend most of their lives on the Main Sequence in the H  He “burning” phase, fusion of hydrogen into helium which converts some mass into energy according to the Einstein relation E = mc 2. The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram

Visible Spectrum: Balmer Series of Absorption Lines of H HH HH

Spectrum of A1 Star: Strong H Lines

Spectrum of a G0 Star: No H, neutral and ionized metals Temperature About 6000K. The Sun is a G2 star. See Fig. 1.1 in AAS on Fraunhofer lines in the Sun, and Fig on G to K spectral types.

Atoms and Stellar Spectral Types

Colors and Spectral Types of Some Stars

Summary of spectral properties of stars (c.f. Table 10.1, AAS) With decreasing T observed spectra reveal Ions  Neutral Atoms  Molecules