Chemically peculiar stars and their temperature calibration

M. Netopil, E. Paunzen, H. M. Maitzen, P. North, S. Hubrig

Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2008 · 103 citations · 59 references

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Abstract

Aims. The determination of effective temperature for chemically peculiar (CP) stars by means of photometry is a sophisticated task due to their abnormal colours. Standard calibrations for normal stars lead to erroneous results and, in most cases corrections are necessary.

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