Gray, R. O.

Stellar spectral classification / Richard O. Gray, Christopher J. Corbally ; with Adam J. Burgasser ... [et al.]. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2009. - xvi, 592 p. : ill. - Princeton series in astrophysics . - Princeton series in astrophysics. .

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Important Note on Terminology and Units -- The History and Philosophy of Stellar Spectral Classification -- An Overview of the Normal Stars -- The OB Stars---Nolan R. Walborn -- The B-type Stars -- The A-type Stars -- The F-type Stars -- The G- and K-type Stars -- The M-type, S-type, and Carbon Stars -- M Dwarfs and L Dwarfs---J. Davy Kirkpatrick -- The T-type Dwarfs---Adam J. Burgasser -- Wolf-Rayet Stars and the Luminous Blue Variables -- Endpoints of Stellar Evolution -- Further Techniques -- Appendix A: MK Standard Stars -- Appendix B: Calibrations of the MK System -- Appendix C: The Book Website.

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Stars--Spectra.
Stars--Classification.

QB881 / .G73 2009