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Astronomy Problems 561: 02-15-11HR Diagram part II
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HR Diagram for nearest16,000 stars:• Most stars lie along the
“Main Sequence”– Simple relationship
between temperature and luminosity
– Stars spend most of their lives converting hydrogen to helium, and this is what occurs when the star is on the main sequence
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L = 4πR2σT4
For a given radius, weCan sketch lines of Lvs T on the HR diagram
Red Dwarfs
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Luminosity Classes:
Higher density gas > broader absorption lines in spectrumHigher density gas in star’s atmosphere > smaller star > smaller luminosity for a given temp.
L = 4πR2σT4
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Lecture 8 Part 2Masses of Stars; Binary Star Systems
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How do you weigh a star?
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Orbital Motion: An object in orbit around another object is in continual free-fall
How fast you orbit an object depends on your mass and how farout you are orbiting Therefore we need to look at binary stars systems
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Binary StarsBetween 50% and 67% of all stars are in multiple star systems
Proxima Centauri....
... Orbits Alpha Centauri A and B
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Kepler’s third law: MA + MB = a3/P2
a
A Ba = average separation of stars in astronomical unitsP = period of orbit in yearsMA + MB = total mass in terms of solar mass
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ra r b
A B
ra:r b = MA : MB
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I: Visual Binaries
Rigel
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I: Visual Binaries
Mizar
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II: Spectroscopic Binaries
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III: Eclipsing Binaries
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Mass-Luminosity Relation for the Main Sequence: L = M3.5
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