Estimation of Stellar Metal Abundance. II. A Recalibration of the Ca II K Technique, and the Autocorrelation Function Method
Date
1999
Authors
Beers, Timothy C
Rossi, Silvia
Norris, John
Ryan, Sean G
Shelfer, T
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University of Chicago Press
Abstract
We have recalibrated a method for the estimation of stellar metal abundance, parameterized as [Fe/H], based on medium-resolution (1-2 Å) optical spectra (the majority of which cover the wavelength range 3700-4500 Å). The equivalent width of the Ca II K
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Keywords: Galaxy: abundances; Galaxy: halo; Stars: population II
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Astronomical Journal
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