Chapter 11 Surveying the Stars 11 1 Properties
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Chapter 11 Surveying the Stars
11. 1 Properties of Stars Our goals for learning: • How do we measure stellar luminosities? • How do we measure stellar temperatures? • How do we measure stellar masses?
How do we measure stellar luminosities? And why do we care? Let’s say we want to find out how far away a star is… We can’t measure the distance directly But we can easily measure the brightness And brightness is related to distance and luminosity
Luminosity and distance are not so easy.
Luminosity and distance are not so easy. However…
if we can relate brightness, luminosity, and distance…
we can calculate any of them if we know the other two.
This is very important and useful.
This is very important and useful. But first…
What is luminosity?
Luminosity: Amount of power a star radiates (joules/sec = watts)
Luminosity: Amount of power a star radiates (joules/sec = watts) Example: A 100 W light bulb has a luminosity of 100 W
Luminosity: Amount of power a star radiates (joules/sec = watts) This is different from brightness:
Luminosity: Amount of power a star radiates (joules/sec = watts) This is different from brightness: Amount of starlight that reaches Earth (watts/square meter)
Thought Question These two stars have about the same luminosity — which one appears brighter? A. Alpha Centauri B. The Sun
Thought Question These two stars have about the same luminosity— which one appears brighter? A. Alpha Centauri B. The Sun
How are luminosity and brightness related?
How are luminosity and brightness related? • Luminosity passing through each sphere is the same
How are luminosity and brightness related? • Luminosity passing through each sphere is the same • But the area increases
How are luminosity and brightness related? • Luminosity passing through each sphere is the same • But the area increases • Area of sphere = 4πR 2
How are luminosity and brightness related? • Luminosity passing through each sphere is the same • But the area increases • Area of sphere = 4πR 2 • Divide luminosity by area to get apparent brightness.
The Inverse Square Law for Light The relationship between apparent brightness and luminosity depends on distance:
Thought Question How would the apparent brightness of Alpha Centauri change if it were three times farther away? A. B. C. D. It would be only 1/3 as bright. It would be only 1/6 as bright. It would be only 1/9 as bright. It would be three times as bright.
Thought Question How would the apparent brightness of Alpha Centauri change if it were three times farther away? A. B. C. D. It would be only 1/3 as bright. It would be only 1/6 as bright. It would be only 1/9 as bright. It would be three times as bright.
Thought Question How would the apparent brightness of Alpha Centauri change if it were three times farther away? A. It would be only 1/3 as bright. B. It would be only 1/6 as bright. C. It would be only 1/9 as bright. D. It would be three times as bright.
The relationship between apparent brightness and luminosity depends on distance: Measuring brightness is easy, so if we know how far away a star is, we can calculate its luminosity:
The relationship between apparent brightness and luminosity depends on distance: Measuring brightness is easy, so if we know how far away a star is, we can calculate its luminosity:
The relationship between apparent brightness and luminosity depends on distance: Measuring brightness is easy, so if we know how far away a star is, we can calculate its luminosity: Or if we know its luminosity, we can calculate its distance:
The relationship between apparent brightness and luminosity depends on distance: Measuring brightness is easy, so if we know how far away a star is, we can calculate its luminosity: Or if we know its luminosity, we can calculate its distance:
So how far away are these stars?
Parallax is the apparent shift in position of a nearby object against a background of more distant objects. Introduction to Parallax
• Apparent positions of the nearest stars shift by only about an arcsecond as Earth orbits the Sun, and the shift is smaller for more distant stars. Parallax of a Nearby Star
• Apparent positions of the nearest stars shift by only about an arcsecond as Earth orbits the Sun, and the shift is smaller for more distant stars. • These very small angles explain why the Greeks were unable to detect parallax with their naked eyes. Parallax of a Nearby Star
Parallax of a Nearby Star • Apparent positions of the nearest stars shift by only about an arcsecond as Earth orbits the Sun, and the shift is smaller for more distant stars. • These very small angles explain why the Greeks were unable to detect parallax with their naked eyes. • This inability helped delay the acceptance of the geocentric universe for more than 1500 years.
The parallax angle depends on distance. Parallax Angle as a Function of Distance
Parallax is measured by comparing snapshots taken at different times and measuring the angular size of the star’s shift in position. Measuring Parallax Angle
Parallax is measured by comparing snapshots taken at different times and measuring the angular size of the star’s shift in position. Measuring Parallax Angle
This is a right triangle
That means we can use trigonometry
For small angles: sinp ≈ p
So for small angles:
If you express p in arcseconds and d in parsecs…
Parallax and Distance
The apparent brightness of stars varies over a wide range
And there is also a wide range of luminosity
Range of luminosities Most luminous stars: 106 LSun (LSun is luminosity of Sun)
Range of luminosities Most luminous stars: 106 LSun Least luminous stars: 10− 4 LSun (LSun is luminosity of Sun)
Range of luminosities This is a wide range
Range of luminosities This is a wide range To compress it, the magnitude scale was devised, originally by the Greeks
Range of luminosities The Greeks assigned stars six magnitudes numbered from 1 to 6
Range of luminosities The brightest stars had a magnitude of 1 and the dimmest had a magnitude of 6
Range of luminosities The magnitudes in between differed from each other by about a factor of two
Range of luminosities The modern magnitude scale is based on a magnitude 1 star being 100 times brighter than a magnitude 6 star, so magnitudes differ in brightness by about a factor of 2. 5
The Magnitude Scale
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11. 1 Properties of Stars Our goals for learning: • How do we measure stellar luminosities? • How do we measure stellar temperatures? • How do we measure stellar masses?
How do we measure stellar temperatures?
Every object emits thermal radiation with a spectrum that depends on its temperature.
• An object of fixed size grows more luminous as its temperature rises. Relationship Between Temperature and Luminosity
• An object of fixed size grows more luminous as its temperature rises. • The color of the light also changes Relationship Between Temperature and Luminosity
Properties of Thermal Radiation 1. Hotter objects emit more light per unit area at all frequencies. 2. Hotter objects emit photons with a higher average energy.
Properties of Thermal Radiation The surface temperature of an object can be determined from the peak of its thermal radiation curve using Wien’s Law:
Hottest stars: 50, 000 K Coolest stars: 3, 000 K (Sun’s surface is 5, 800 K)
106 K 105 K 104 K Ionized Gas (Plasma) 103 K Neutral Gas 102 K Molecules 10 K Solid Level of ionization also reveals a star’s temperature.
Absorption lines in a star’s spectrum tell us its ionization level.
Lines in a star’s spectrum correspond to a spectral type that reveals its temperature: (Hottest) O B A F G K M (Coolest)
Remembering Spectral Types (Hottest) O B A F G K M • Oh, Be A Fine Girl/Guy, Kiss Me (Coolest)
Thought Question Which of the stars below is hottest? A. B. C. D. M star F star A star K star
Thought Question Which of the stars below is hottest? A. B. C. D. M star F star A star K star
Pioneers of Stellar Classification • Annie Jump Cannon and the “calculators” at Harvard laid the foundation of modern stellar classification.
How do we measure stellar masses?
Orbit of a binary star system depends on strength of gravity
Types of Binary Star Systems • Visual binary • Eclipsing binary • Spectroscopic binary About half of all stars are in binary systems.
Visual Binary We can directly observe the orbital motions of these stars.
Eclipsing Binary We can measure periodic eclipses. Exploring the Light Curve of an Eclipsing Binary Star System
Spectroscopic Binary We determine the orbit by measuring Doppler shifts.
We measure mass using gravity. Direct mass measurements are possible only for stars in binary star systems. p 2 = 4π2 G (M 1 + M 2) p = period a 3 a = average separation Isaac Newton
Need both p and a to determine mass 1. Orbital period (p) 2. Orbital separation (a or r = radius) 3. Orbital velocity (v) For circular orbits, v = 2 pr / p r v M
Most massive stars: 100 MSun Least massive stars: 0. 08 MSun (MSun is the mass of the Sun. )
What have we learned? • How do we measure stellar luminosities? —If we measure a star’s apparent brightness and distance, we can compute its luminosity with the inverse square law for light. —Parallax tells us distances to the nearest stars. • How do we measure stellar temperatures? —A star’s color and spectral type both reflect its temperature.
What have we learned? • How do we measure stellar masses? —Newton’s version of Kepler’s third law tells us the total mass of a binary system, if we can measure the orbital period (p) and average orbital separation of the system (a).
11. 2 Patterns Among Stars Our goals for learning: • What is a Hertzsprung–Russell diagram? • What is the significance of the main sequence? • What are giants, supergiants, and white dwarfs?
What is a Hertzsprung– Russell diagram?
Luminosity An H-R diagram plots the luminosities and temperatures of stars. Temperature
Generating an H-R Diagram
Most stars fall somewhere on the main sequence of the H-R diagram.
Large radius • Stars with lower T than main-sequence stars with the same L, or with higher L than main-sequence stars with the same T, must have larger radii
Large radius • Stars with lower T than main-sequence stars with the same L, or with higher L than main-sequence stars with the same T, must have larger radii • This is because more of the cooler surface is required to give the same luminosity as a hotter star
Large radius • Stars with lower T than main-sequence stars with the same L, or with higher L than main-sequence stars with the same T, must have larger radii • This is because more of the cooler surface is required to give the same luminosity as a hotter star • These are giants and supergiants
• Stars with higher T than main-sequence stars with the same L, or with lower L than main-sequence stars with the same T, must have smaller radii Small radius
• Stars with higher T than main-sequence stars with the same L, or with lower L than main-sequence stars with the same T, must have smaller radii • These are white dwarfs Small radius
A star’s full classification includes spectral type and luminosity class
A star’s full classification includes spectral type (based on spectral line identities) and luminosity class
Lines in a star’s spectrum correspond to a spectral type that reveals its temperature: (Hottest) O B A F G K M (Coolest)
A star’s full classification includes spectral type (based on spectral line identities) and luminosity class (based on spectral line shapes, which are related to the size of the star)
“Pressure Broadening” is the basis of luminosity classification increasing size, decreasing pressure Source: http: //spiff. rit. edu/classes/phys 440/lectures/lumclass. html
“Pressure Broadening” is the basis of luminosity classification increasing size, decreasing pressure Why do you think increasing the size would decrease the pressure at the surface of the star? Source: http: //spiff. rit. edu/classes/phys 440/lectures/lumclass. html
A star’s full classification includes spectral type (line identities) and luminosity class (line shapes, related to the size of the star): I — supergiant II — bright giant III — giant IV — subgiant V — main sequence Examples: Sun — G 2 V Sirius — A 1 V Proxima Centauri — M 5. 5 V Betelgeuse — M 2 I
H-R diagram depicts: Temperature Luminosity Color Spectral type Luminosity Radius Temperature
C Luminosity B Which star is the hottest? D A Temperature
C Luminosity B Which star is the hottest? D A A Temperature
C Luminosity B Which star is the most luminous? D A Temperature
C Luminosity B Which star is the most luminous? C D A Temperature
C Luminosity B Which star is a main-sequence star? D A Temperature
C Luminosity B Which star is a main-sequence star? D D A Temperature
C Luminosity B Which star has the largest radius? D A Temperature
C Luminosity B Which star has the largest radius? C D A Temperature
What is the significance of the main sequence?
Main-sequence stars are fusing hydrogen into helium in their cores, like the Sun. Luminous mainsequence stars are hot (blue). Less luminous ones are cooler (yellow or red).
High-mass stars Low-mass stars Mass measurements of main-sequence stars show that the hot, blue stars are much more massive than the cool, red ones.
High-mass stars Low-mass stars The mass of a normal, hydrogenburning mainsequence star determines its luminosity and spectral type!
High-mass stars Low-mass stars The mass of a normal, hydrogenburning mainsequence star determines its luminosity and spectral type! The reason is gravitational equilibrium, also called hydrostatic pressure
The core pressure and temperature of a higher-mass star need to be higher in order to balance gravity. A higher core temperature boosts the fusion rate, leading to greater luminosity. Hydrostatic Equilibrium
Stellar Properties Review Luminosity: from brightness and distance 10− 4 LSun– 106 LSun Temperature: from color and spectral type 3, 000 K– 50, 000 K Mass: from period (p) and average separation (a) of binary-star orbit 0. 08 MSun– 100 MSun
Stellar Properties Review Luminosity: from brightness and distance (0. 08 MSun) 10− 4 LSun– 106 LSun (100 MSun) Temperature: from color and spectral type (0. 08 MSun) 3, 000 K– 50, 000 K (100 MSun) Mass: from period (p) and average separation (a) of binary-star orbit 0. 08 MSun– 100 MSun
Mass and Lifetime Sun’s life expectancy until core hydrogen (10% of total) is used up: ~10 billion years
Mass and Lifetime Sun’s life expectancy until core hydrogen (10% of total) is used up: ~10 billion years Life expectancy of a 10 MSun star:
Mass and Lifetime Sun’s life expectancy until core hydrogen (10% of total) is used up: ~10 billion years Life expectancy of a 10 MSun star: 10 times as much fuel, uses it 104 times as fast:
Mass and Lifetime Sun’s life expectancy until core hydrogen (10% of total) is used up: ~10 billion years Life expectancy of a 10 MSun star: 10 times as much fuel, uses it 104 times as fast: ~10 million years
Mass and Lifetime Sun’s life expectancy until core hydrogen (10% of total) is used up: ~10 billion years Life expectancy of a 10 MSun star: 10 times as much fuel, uses it 104 times as fast: ~10 million years Life expectancy of a 0. 1 MSun star:
Mass and Lifetime Sun’s life expectancy until core hydrogen (10% of total) is used up: ~10 billion years Life expectancy of a 10 MSun star: 10 times as much fuel, uses it 104 times as fast: ~10 million years Life expectancy of a 0. 1 MSun star: 0. 1 times as much fuel, uses it 0. 01 times as fast:
Mass and Lifetime Sun’s life expectancy until core hydrogen (10% of total) is used up: ~10 billion years Life expectancy of a 10 MSun star: 10 times as much fuel, uses it 104 times as fast: ~10 million years Life expectancy of a 0. 1 MSun star: 0. 1 times as much fuel, uses it 0. 01 times as fast: ~100 billion years
Main-Sequence Star Summary High-mass: High luminosity Short-lived Large radius Blue Low-mass: Low luminosity Long-lived Small radius Red
What are giants, supergiants, and white dwarfs?
Off the Main Sequence • Stellar properties depend on both mass and age: those that have finished fusing H to He in their cores are no longer on the main sequence.
Off the Main Sequence • Stellar properties depend on both mass and age: those that have finished fusing H to He in their cores are no longer on the main sequence. • All stars become larger and redder after exhausting their core hydrogen: giants and supergiants.
Off the Main Sequence • Stellar properties depend on both mass and age: those that have finished fusing H to He in their cores are no longer on the main sequence. • All stars become larger and redder after exhausting their core hydrogen: giants and supergiants. • Most stars end up small and white after fusion has ceased: white dwarfs.
Relationship between Main-Sequence Stellar Masses and Location on H-R Diagram
Main-sequence stars (to scale) Giants, supergiants, white dwarfs
A Which star is most like our Sun? Luminosity D B C Temperature
A Which star is most like our Sun? Luminosity D B C Temperature B
A Luminosity D B C Temperature Which of these stars will have changed the least 10 billion years from now?
A Luminosity D B C C Temperature Which of these stars will have changed the least 10 billion years from now?
A Luminosity D B C Temperature Which of these stars can be no more than 10 million years old?
A Luminosity D A B C Temperature Which of these stars can be no more than 10 million years old?
What have we learned? • What is a Hertzsprung–Russell diagram? — An H-R diagram plots the stellar luminosity of stars versus surface temperature (or color or spectral type). • What is the significance of the main sequence? — Normal stars that fuse H to He in their cores fall on the main sequence of an H-R diagram. — A star’s mass determines its position along the main sequence (high mass: luminous and blue; low mass: faint and red).
What have we learned? • What are giants, supergiants, and white dwarfs? — All stars become larger and redder after core hydrogen burning is exhausted: giants and supergiants. — Most stars end up as tiny white dwarfs after fusion has ceased.
11. 3 Star Clusters Our goals for learning: • What are the two types of star clusters? • How do we measure the age of a star cluster?
What are the two types of star clusters?
Open cluster: A few thousand loosely packed stars
Globular cluster: Up to a million or more stars in a dense ball bound together by gravity
How do we measure the age of a star cluster?
Massive blue stars die first, followed by white, yellow, orange, and red stars. Visual Representation of a Star Cluster Evolving
Main-sequence turnoff Pleiades now has no stars with life expectancy less than around 100 million years.
The mainsequence turnoff point of a cluster tells us its age.
To determine accurate ages, we compare models of stellar evolution to the cluster data. Using the H-R Diagram to Determine the Age of a Star Cluster
Detailed modeling of the oldest globular clusters reveals that they are about 13 billion years old.
What have we learned? • What are the two types of star clusters? — Open clusters are loosely packed and contain up to a few thousand stars. — Globular clusters are densely packed and contain hundreds of thousands of stars. • How do we measure the age of a star cluster? — A star cluster’s age roughly equals the life expectancy of its most massive stars still on the main sequence.
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