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The H-R Diagram:
Represents one of the great observational syntheses in astrophysics
Ejnar Hertzsprung (1911) & Henry Norris Russell (1913)
Absolute magnitude plotted verses Spectral type: the two most observable intrinsic properties of stars
Absolute magnitude (MV) (original-traditional)
Luminosity (log[L/L ]) (theoretical)
Apparent magnitude (V) (observational color-magnitude diagram; all plotted stars at the same distance)
Spectral type (original-traditional)
Surface Temp. (log[T/T ]) (theoretical)
Color-index (observational color-magnitude diagram; all plotted stars at the same distance)
log[L/L ] log[T/T ]
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Absolute magnitude:
Plot Sirius A & B on diagram:
Sirius A: mV = -1.44 r = 2.63 pc Sp = A1
Sirius B: mV = 8.44 r = 2.63 pc Sp = A2
Determine the abs. mags using the dist. modulus - distance relation:
First diagram used stars with classified spectral type, measured apparent mags, and parallaxes.
Example:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 90°
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HHH H
**(See exercise 6)**
Spectral type and Color index:
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Color index:
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Note: V = "visual" filter = green bandpass
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Note: V = "visual" filter = green bandpass
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Note: V = "visual" filter = green bandpass
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H-R Diagram; relative no.s of types of stars; sequences of stars on the diagram
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H-R Diagram; Types of stars
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H-R Diagram; Types of stars
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H-R Diagram; Sequences of stars
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H-R Diagram; Sequences of stars
Red Giant Branch
Main Sequence
White Dwarfs
Note: mass measurements from binary stars shows that the MS is a "mass sequence". i.e.: the cool, low luminosity stars are low mass stars and as we go up the MS to greater surface temperatures and higher luminosity stars, the mass of MS stars increases.
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H-R Diagram: How come "Giant" or "Dwarf"? (radii of stars)
Red Giant Branch
Main Sequence
White Dwarfs
Compare Sirius A & B:
Sirius A: MV = 1.47 Sp = A1
Sirius B: MV = 11.34 Sp = A2
For the purpose of the example, assume both A & B are same spectral type
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Red Giant Branch
Main Sequence
White Dwarfs
H-R Diagram: How come "Giant" or "Dwarf"? (radii of stars)
Compare Sirius A & B:
Sirius A: MV = 1.47 Sp = A1
Sirius B: MV = 11.34 Sp = A2
For the purpose of the example, assume both A & B are same spectral type
note:
From S-B law:
A is much brighter (more luminous) than B:
A is much larger in radius than B:
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H-R Diagram: How come "Giant" or "Dwarf"? (radii of stars)
From S-B law: Note: total radiative power of star is its luminosity
Sun:
Above result shows that lines of constant radius would be straight lines with a slope of 4 as plotted on a theoretical H-R Diagram.
(See next page.)
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log[L/L ]
log[T/T ]