H{gamma} & H{delta} absorption features Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Worthey G.
  2. Ottaviani D.L.
  3. Published by
    CDS
Abstract

The H{gamma} and H{delta} absorption features are measured in a sample of 455 (out of an original 460) Lick IDS stars with pseudo-equivalent width indices. For each Balmer feature, two definitions, involving a narrow (~20{AA}) and a wide (~40{AA}) central bandpass, were measured. These four new Balmer indices augment 21 indices previously determined by Worthey et al., and polynomial fitting functions that give index strengths as a function of stellar temperature, gravity, and [Fe/H] are provided. The new indices are folded into models for the integrated light of stellar populations, and predictions are given for single-burst stellar populations of a variety of ages and metallicities. Contrary to our initial hopes, the indices cannot break a degeneracy between burst age and burst strength in poststarbust objects, but they are successful mean-age indicators when used with sensitive metallicity indicators. An appendix gives data, advice, and examples of how to transform new spectra to the 25-index Lick IDS system.

Keywords
  1. Stellar populations
  2. Line intensities
  3. Narrow band photometry
  4. Atomic spectroscopy
Bibliographic source Bibcode
1997ApJS..111..377W
See also HTML
https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/ApJS/111/377
IVOA Identifier IVOID
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/111/377
Document Object Identifer DOI
doi:10.26093/cds/vizier.21110377

Access

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http://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/ApJS/111/377
https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/ApJS/111/377
http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/ApJS/111/377
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http://tapvizier.cds.unistra.fr/TAPVizieR/tap
Run SQL-like queries with TAP-enabled clients (e.g., TOPCAT).

History

1998-03-15T15:49:58Z
Resource record created
1998-03-15T14:50:04Z
Updated
1998-03-15T15:49:58Z
Created

Contact

Name
CDS support team
Postal Address
CDS, Observatoire de Strasbourg, 11 rue de l'Universite, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
E-Mail
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