Stellar model chromospheres. X. High-resolution, absolute flux profiles of the Ca II H and K lines in stars of sepctral types FO--M2

Journal Article · Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1979 · Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/190607· OSTI ID:5461722

Linsky, J L; Worden, S P; McClintock, V; Robertson, R M

We present 120 mA resolution spectra of the cores and wings of the Ca II H and K lines in 43 stars covering a wide range of spectral type and luminosity class. These spectra were obtained with the KPNO 4 m echelle spectrograph and blue image tube, and are calibrated in absolute suface flux units using Willstrop's narrow-band photometry and the Barnes and Evans relations for stellar angular diameters. We estimate an uncertainty of +- 15% in our flux scales. We derive chromospheric radiative loss rates in H and K lines, and discuss trenfs in these loss rates with effective temperature for dwarfs, giants and supergiants. We compare these loss rates with similar rates for the Mg II h and k lines, and discuss the doublet line ratios for H and K. The monochromatic surface fluxes for different features in the H and K lines are presented. From the surface fluxes at K/sub 1/ we derived the radiation temperature T/sub R/(K/sub 1/). The T/sub R/(K/sub 1/)/T/sub eff/ ratio is lower in giants than in dwarfs, as predicted by partial redistribution calculations, and this ratio appears to be an empirical age indicator among dwarfs. Asymmetries in the K line profile provide evidence for a solar-type supergranulation flow pattern in F5--K5 dwarfs and perhaps aslo in G and early K supergiants. Measurements of line widths at H/sub 1/, K/sub 1/, and K/sub 2/ are presented, together with FWHM data for the H and K lines. We find rough agreement between the measured K/sub 1/ widths and the gravity and chromospheric heating rate dependences in the scaling law proposed by Ayeres. Finally, we present data on emission lines in the wings of H and K, and discuss chromospheric radiative loss rates in the Hepsilon line compared with loss rates in the H and K lines.

• Research Organization: Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, National Bureau of Standards and University of Colorado
• OSTI ID: 5461722
• Journal Information: Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser.; (United States), Vol. 41:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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