A Method for Calibrating, in Absolute Flux Units, Ca II H Profiles of Late Type Stars Observed at ESO
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Symposium - International Astronomical Union
- Vol. 132, 153-161
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0074180900034951
Abstract
In this paper we have applied to the Sun a method for calibrating, in absolute flux units, Ca II H profiles of late-type stars. After comparing, in the region 3948-3882 A, an LTE synthetic spectrum with the data of the solar flux Atlas by Kurucz et al. (1984), we have defined the wavelength ranges where observations agree with computations, based on specific radiative equilibrium models and collisional broadening parameters. By fitting in these regions the spectrum of the moon observed at ESO with the corresponding synthetic spectrum, we derived a calibration factor that enables us to calibrate, in absolute flux units, the whole observed range.Keywords
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