Quantitative spectroscopy of Galactic BA-type supergiants. I. Atmospheric parameters

Abstract

BA-type supergiants show a high potential as versatile indicators for modern astronomy. The focus here is on the determination of accurate and precise atmospheric parameters for a sample of 35 Galactic BA-type supergiants. Some first applications include a recalibration of functional relationships between spectral-type, intrinsic colours, bolometric corrections and effective temperature, and an exploration of the reddening-free Johnson Q and Strömgren [c_1] and beta-indices as photometric indicators for effective temperatures and gravities of BA-type supergiants. An extensive grid of theoretical spectra is computed based on a hybrid non-LTE approach. The atmospheric parameters are derived spectroscopically by line-profile fits to high-resolution and high-S/N spectra obtained at various observatories. Ionization equilibria of multiple metals and the Stark-broadened H and the neutral He lines constitute our primary indicators for the parameter determination, supplemented by (spectro-)photometry. Data on Teff, logg, helium abundances, microturbulence, macroturbulence and rotational velocities are presented. The interstellar reddening and the ratio of total-to-selective extinction towards the stars are determined. Our empirical spectral-type-Teff scale is steeper than reference relations, the stars are significantly bluer, and bolometric corrections differ significantly from established literature values. Photometric Teff-determinations based on the reddening-free Q-index are found to be of limited use for studies of BA-type supergiants because of large errors of typically +-5%+-3% (1sigma statistical, 1sigma systematic), compared to a spectroscopically achieved precision of 1-2%. The reddening-free [c_1]-index and beta on the other hand are found to provide useful starting values for further analyses, with uncertainties of +-1%+-2.5% in Teff, and +-0.04+-0.13dex in log g. [abriged]

18 pages, 18 figures; A&A

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