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High-Dispersion Optical Spectra of Nearby Stars Younger Than the Sun
Russel J. White,Jared M. Gabor, andLynne A. Hillenbrand
Published 2007 April 20 • © 2007. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A.
The Astronomical Journal,Volume 133,Number 6Citation Russel J. Whiteet al 2007AJ133 2524DOI 10.1086/514336
Russel J. White
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Department of Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
Currently at University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA
Jared M. Gabor
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Department of Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
Currently at University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Lynne A. Hillenbrand
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Department of Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Received2006 July 21
- Accepted2007 January 15
- Published2007 April 20
Abstract
We present high-dispersion (R ∼ 16,000) optical (3900-8700 Å) spectra of 390 stars obtained with the Palomar 60 inch telescope. The majority of stars observed are part of theSpitzer Legacy Science Program "The Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems." Through detailed analysis we determine stellar properties for this sample, including radial and rotational velocities, Li I λ6708 and Hα equivalent widths, the chromospheric activity indexR
, and temperature- and gravity-sensitive line ratios. Several spectroscopic binaries are also identified. From our tabulations, we illustrate basic age- and rotation-related correlations among measured indices. One novel result is that Ca II chromospheric emission appears to saturate atv sini values above ∼30 km s-1, similar to the well-established saturation of X-rays that originate in the spatially separate coronal region.
