The observation and analysis of stellar photospheres

Abstract

1. Background 2. Fourier transforms 3. Spectroscopic tools 4. Light detectors 5. Radiation terms and definitions 6. The black body and its radiation 7. Radiative and convective energy transport 8. The continuous absorption coefficient 9. The model photosphere 10. The measurement of stellar continua 11. The line absorption coefficient 12. The measurement of spectral lines 13. The behavior of spectral lines 14. The measurement of stellar radii and temperatures 15. The measurement of photospheric pressure 16. Chemical analysis 17. Velocity fields in stellar photospheres 18. Stellar rotation.