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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Ages of A-Stars - The Next Step!

Talking with Professor Zuckerman revealed some ways of getting the ages of A stars:

1) use the log(g) vs Teff isochrones from Song et al. 2001 to date field A stars (using E(B-V) and rotation corrections)

2) calibrate this method using A-star binaries in the DEBRIS catalog that have companions with measurable ages


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