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References and Further Reading

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2017

Marc F. M. Trypsteen  and
Richard Walker
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Spectroscopy for Amateur Astronomers
Recording, Processing, Analysis and Interpretation
 , pp. 143 - 147
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Park, S. et al., Wilson–Bappu Effect: Extended to Surface Gravity (2013), available online at: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1307.0592v1.pdfGoogle Scholar
DADOS and BACHES Spectrographs, Baader Planetarium: http://www.baader-planetarium.deGoogle Scholar
Shelyak Instruments: ALPY, Lhires III, LISA and eShel http://www.shelyak.com/Google Scholar
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MIDAS, ESO http://www.eso.org/sci/software/esomidas//Google Scholar
IRAF, NOAO, http://iraf.noao.eduGoogle Scholar
IRIS and ISIS: Webpage of Christian Buil http://www.astrosurf.com/buil/Google Scholar
RSpec: Webpage of Tom Field http://www.rspec-astro.com/Google Scholar
SpectroTools: Freeware Program by P. Schlatter http://www.peterschlatter.ch/SpectroTools/Google Scholar
Visual Spec “Vspec”: Webpage of Valerie Désnoux http://astrosurf.com/vdesnoux/Google Scholar
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Mathys, G. et al., The Mean Magnetic Field Modulus of Ap Stars, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 123, 2, (1996), 353–402, available online at: http://aas.aanda.org/articles/aas/abs/1997/08/ds1257/ds1257.htmlGoogle Scholar
Reiners, A., Magnetic Fields in Low-Mass Stars: An Overview of Observational Biases (2014), available online at: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1310.5820v1.pdfGoogle Scholar
Gieseking, F. Planetarische Nebel, six-part article series, in “Sterne und Weltraum,” 1983Google Scholar
Schmoll, J., AIP: 3D Spektrofotometrie Extragalaktischer Emissionslinienobjekte, PhD Thesis, University of Potsdam (2001), available online at: http://www.aip.de/groups/publications/schmoll.pdfGoogle Scholar
Aldering, G., SN Factory Spectrophotometry Requirements Document (2000), available online at: http://snfactory.lbl.gov/snf/ps/flux_calib.psGoogle Scholar
ESO/UVES: Uves Quality Control: Flux Calibration, Response Curves, available online at: http://www.eso.org/observing/dfo/quality/UVES/pipeline/response.htmlGoogle Scholar
Stubbs, W. et al., Addressing the Photometric Calibration Challenge: Explicit Determination of the Instrumental Response and Atmospheric Response Functions, and Tying it All Together (2012), eprint arXiv:1206.6695, available online at: http://arxiv.org/abs/1206.6695Google Scholar
Stubbs, W. et al., Toward 1% Photometry: End-to-end Calibration of Astronomical Telescopes and Detectors (2006), available online at: http://arxiv.org/pdf/astro-ph/0604285v1.pdfGoogle Scholar
Valenti, J., SISD Training Lectures in Spectroscopy: Anatomy of a Spectrum (STSCI) available online at: http://www.stsci.edu/hst/training/events/Spectroscopy/Spec02Nov09.pdfGoogle Scholar
Chubak, C. et al., Precise Radial Velocities of 2046 Nearby FGKM Stars and 131 Standards (2012), available online at: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1207.6212v2.pdfGoogle Scholar
Fekel, F., Rotational Velocities of B, A, and Early-F Narrow-lined Stars (2003), available online at: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/376393Google Scholar
Fekel, F., Rotational Velocities of Late Type Stars (1997), available online at: http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1997PASP..109..514FGoogle Scholar
Hanuschik, R. W., Stellar V sin i and Optical Emission Line Widths in Be Stars (1989), available online at: http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1989Ap%26SS.161…61HGoogle Scholar
Moskovitz, N. A. et al., Characterizing the Rotational Evolution of Low Mass Stars: Implications for the Li-rich K-giants (2009), available online at: http://eo.nso.edu/sites/eo.nso.edu/files/files/ires/IRES_2007/Moskovitz_TechRpt.pdfGoogle Scholar
Slettebak, A., Determination of Stellar Rotational Velocities (1985), available online at: http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu//full/1985IAUS..111..163S/0000164.000.htmlGoogle Scholar
Trypsteen, M., Determination of Planetary Rotations with BASS, Vspec and ESO-MIDAS, Guidestar Magazine, 9, (2015), 22–9, available online at: https://issuu.com/guidestar/docsGoogle Scholar
Hogerheijde, M., Radiative Processes, Appendix E, Extra Problem Set, (Leiden Observatory), available online at: http://home.strw.leidenuniv.nl/~michiel/ismclass_files/radproc07/extra_problem_set_3.pdfGoogle Scholar
Biazzo, K. et al., Effective Temperature vs Line-Depth Ratio for ELODIE Spectra, Gravity and Rotational Velocity Effects (2007), available online at: http://arxiv.org/pdf/0704.1456v1.pdfGoogle Scholar
Catalano, S., et al., Measuring Starspot Temperature from Line Depth Ratios, Part I (2002), available online at: http://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/pdf/2002/42/aa2543.pdfGoogle Scholar
Catalano, S. et al., Measuring Starspot Temperature from Line Depth Ratios, Part II (2004), available online at: http://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/pdf/2005/11/aa1373.pdfGoogle Scholar
Reimann, H.-G., Kompendium für das Astronomische Praktikum, Spektroskopische Doppelsterne, Lecture University Jena, (in German), available online at: http://www.astro.uni-jena.de/Teaching/Praktikum/pra2002/node156.htmlGoogle Scholar
Acker, A. Spectrometry of Nebulae, University of Strasbourg (2011), available online at: http://gawws.u-strasbg.fr/Stuff/Acker.pdfGoogle Scholar
Arenou, F. et al., A Three-Dimensional Galactic Extinction Model, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 258, 1, (1992), 104-11, available online at: http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1992A%26A…258..104AGoogle Scholar
Brocklehurst, M., Calculations of Level Populations for the Low Levels of Hydrogenic Ions in Gaseous Nebulae, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 153, (1971), 471–90, available online at: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1971MNRAS.153..471BGoogle Scholar
Reynolds, C. S. et al., A Multiwavelength Study of the Seyfert 1 Galaxy MCG-6–30, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2911, (1997), 403, available online at: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1997MNRAS.291..403RGoogle Scholar
Gail, H. P., Konstruktion eines einfachen Modellprogramms für die Struktur eines Gasnebels (2006), University of Heidelberg (in German), available online at: www.ita.uni-heidelberg.de/~gail/hiiprog.psGoogle Scholar
Pace, G. et al., The Wilson–Bappu Effect: A Tool to Determine Stellar Distances, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 401, (2003), 997–1007, available online at: http://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/pdf/2003/15/aah3836.pdfGoogle Scholar
Walker, G. A., Millward, Ch. G., A Convincing Mv-W(Hγ) Calibration for A and B Supergiants, Astrophysical Journal, 289, (1985), 669–75, available online at: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1985ApJ…289..669WGoogle Scholar
Park, S. et al., Wilson–Bappu Effect: Extended to Surface Gravity (2013), available online at: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1307.0592v1.pdfGoogle Scholar
DADOS and BACHES Spectrographs, Baader Planetarium: http://www.baader-planetarium.deGoogle Scholar
Shelyak Instruments: ALPY, Lhires III, LISA and eShel http://www.shelyak.com/Google Scholar
SQUES Echelle Spectrograph, Eagleowloptics Switzerland http://www.eagleowloptics.com/Google Scholar
BESOS Spectrograph, CAOS Group http://www2.astro.puc.cl/ObsUC/images/d/da/BESOS_a_prism_spectrograph_.pdfGoogle Scholar
Rainbow Optics Star Spectroscope, www.starspectroscope.comGoogle Scholar
Star Analyser, Paton Hawksley Education Ltd (PHEL) www.patonhawksley.co.ukGoogle Scholar
RS Spectroscope, Rigel System https://www.optcorp.com/rigel-systems-rs-spectroscope.htmlGoogle Scholar
Minispec, Astro Spectroscopy Instruments EU, http://www.astro-spec.com/deGoogle Scholar
Spectra L200, JTW Astronomy http://www.jtwastronomy.com/products/spectroscopymain.htmlGoogle Scholar
Trypsteen, M., The Spectra-L200, part 1: The Ultimate Spectrograph, Guidestar Magazine, 9, (2014), 76–81; The Spectra-L200, part 2: In Practice, Guidestar Magazine, 10, (2014), 40–5, available online at: https://issuu.com/guidestar/docsGoogle Scholar
Starlight Xpress SX, Starlight Xpress Ltd, UK, www.sxccd.comGoogle Scholar
MIDAS, ESO http://www.eso.org/sci/software/esomidas//Google Scholar
IRAF, NOAO, http://iraf.noao.eduGoogle Scholar
IRIS and ISIS: Webpage of Christian Buil http://www.astrosurf.com/buil/Google Scholar
RSpec: Webpage of Tom Field http://www.rspec-astro.com/Google Scholar
SpectroTools: Freeware Program by P. Schlatter http://www.peterschlatter.ch/SpectroTools/Google Scholar
Visual Spec “Vspec”: Webpage of Valerie Désnoux http://astrosurf.com/vdesnoux/Google Scholar
SimSpec, Spectrograph Exposure Time Calculators (ETC) by Christian Buil http://www.astrosurf.com/buil/us/compute/compute.htmGoogle Scholar
BASS, Basic Astronomical Spectroscopy Software, http://www.aesesas.com/mediapool/142/1423849/data/DOCUMENTOS/BASS_Project_1_.pdfGoogle Scholar
Trypsteen, M., Astrospectroscopy@Cyberspace, Guidestar Magazine, 1, (2015), 80–4, available online at: https://issuu.com/guidestar/docsGoogle Scholar
Edmund Optics Inc http://www.edmundoptics.com/optics/Google Scholar
Richardson Gratings, Newport Corporation http://www.gratinglab.com/Home.aspxGoogle Scholar
Thorlabs Inc https://www.thorlabs.com/Google Scholar
Schroeder, D. J., Hilliard, R. L., Echelle efficiencies: Theory and Experiment, Applied Optics, (1980), available online at: https://www.osapublishing.org/ao/abstract.cfm?uri=ao-19-16-2833Google Scholar
Stanishev, V., Correcting Second-Order Contamination in Low-Resolution Spectra (2007), available online at: http://arxiv.org/pdf/0705.3441v1.pdfGoogle Scholar
Barnes, S., The Design and Performance of High Resolution Echelle Spectrographs in Astronomy, (University of Canterbury, NZ, 2004), available online at: http://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/handle/10092/5576Google Scholar
Cowley, L., Atmospheric Optics website available online at: http://www.atoptics.co.uk/Google Scholar
Leadbeater, Ch., Miller, P., The Pro–Am Revolution, Demos (2004), available online at: http://libweb.surrey.ac.uk/library/skills/Public%20understanding%20of%20science/promo_1.pdfGoogle Scholar
ARAS, Astronomical Ring for Access to Spectroscopy http://www.astrosurf.com/aras/Google Scholar
The Convento Group http://www.stsci.de/convento/Google Scholar
Fahed, R. et al., The WR 140 Periastron Passage 2009: First Results from MONS and Other Optical Sources, eprint arXiv:1101.1430, available online at: http://arxiv.org/abs/1101.1430Google Scholar
Hattenbach, J., Deciphering Starlight, Sky & Telescope, Sept., (2013), available online at: http://de.scribd.com/doc/162786805/Sky-Telescope-September-2013-Gnv64#scribdGoogle Scholar
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