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On the Use of Field RR Lyrae as Galactic Probes. II. A new S calibration to estimate their metallicity
J. Crestani, M. Fabrizio, V. F. Braga +33
We performed the largest and most homogeneous spectroscopic survey of field RR Lyraes (RRLs). We secured 6,300 high resolution (HR, R35,000) spectra for 143 RRLs (11…
The puzzling high velocity G5 supergiant star HD 179821 : new insight from Gaia DR2 data
M. Parthasarathy, G. Jasniewicz, F. Thévenin
HD 179821 is classified as G5 Ia star. From the IRAS colors and spectral energy distributions it was classified as a post-AGB star. But some studies classify it as a massive (30 to…
On a new method to estimate distance, reddening and metallicity of RR Lyrae stars using optical/near-infrared (,,,,,) mean magnitudes: Centauri as a first test case
G. Bono, G. Iannicola, V. F. Braga +26
We developed a new approach to provide accurate estimates of metal content, reddening and true distance modulus of RR Lyrae stars (RRLs). The method is based on homogeneous optical…
On a new and homogeneous metallicity scale for Galactic classical Cepheids - I. Physical parameters
B. Proxauf, R. da Silva, V. V. Kovtyukh +23
We gathered more than 1130 high-resolution optical spectra for more than 250 Galactic classical Cepheids. The spectra were collected with different optical spectrographs: UVES at V…
Gaia Data Release 2: first stellar parameters from Apsis
Rene Andrae, Morgan Fouesneau, Orlagh Creevey +13
The second Gaia data release (Gaia-DR2) contains, beyond the astrometry, three-band photometry for 1.38 billion sources. We have used these three broad bands to infer stellar effec…
Gaia Data Release 2: Variable stars in the colour-absolute magnitude diagram
Gaia Collaboration, L. Eyer, L. Rimoldini +14
The ESA Gaia mission provides a unique time-domain survey for more than 1.6 billion sources with G ~ 21 mag. We showcase stellar variability across the Galactic colour-absolute mag…
Gaia Data Release 2: Observational Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams
Gaia Collaboration, C. Babusiaux, F. van Leeuwen +450
We highlight the power of the Gaia DR2 in studying many fine structures of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram (HRD). Gaia allows us to present many different HRDs, depending in partic…
On the chemical abundances of Miras in clusters: V1 in the metal-rich globular NGC 5927
V. D'Orazi, D. Magurno, G. Bono +50
We present the first spectroscopic abundance determination of iron, alpha-elements (Si, Ca and Ti) and sodium for the Mira variable V1 in the metal-rich globular cluster NGC 5927.…
The Stagger-grid: A grid of 3D stellar atmosphere models V. Synthetic stellar spectra and broad-band photometry
A. Chiavassa, L. Casagrande, R. Collet +4
Context. The surface structures and dynamics of cool stars are characterized by the presence of convective motions and turbulent flows which shape the emergent spectrum. Aims. We u…
Characterizing solar-type stars from full-length Kepler data sets using the Asteroseismic Modeling Portal
Orlagh Creevey, Travis S. Metcalfe, Mathias Schultheis +6
The Kepler space telescope yielded unprecedented data for the study of solar-like oscillations in other stars. The large samples of multi-year observations posed an enormous data a…
Grown-up stars physics with MATISSE
Florentin Millour, J Hron, A Chiavassa +20
MATISSE represents a great opportunity to image the environment around massive and evolved stars. This will allow one to put constraints on the circumstellar structure, on the mass…
On the neutron-capture elements across the Galactic thin disk using Cepheids
R. da Silva, B. Lemasle, G. Bono +19
We present new accurate abundances for five neutron-capture (Y, La, Ce, Nd, Eu) elements in 73 classical Cepheids located across the Galactic thin disk. Individual abundances are b…
Effective collision strengths between Mg I and electrons
T. Merle, F. Thévenin, O. Zatsarinny
The treatment of the inelastic collisions with electrons and hydrogen atoms are the main source of uncertainties in non-Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium (LTE) spectral line computat…
Chromosphere of K giant stars Geometrical extent and spatial structure detection
P. Berio, T. Merle, F. Thevenin +19
We aim to constrain the geometrical extent of the chromosphere of non-binary K giant stars and detect any spatial structures in the chromosphere. We performed observations with the…