A Digital Atlas of Stellar Spectra

该补助金支持确定波长延伸至1微米的数字恒星光谱图谱的最佳参数，其目标与高度使用的Morgan-Keenan图谱相似。计划在研究人员的天文台使用0.9米望远镜观测光谱。传统上，恒星是在光学波长范围内被观测到的。一个高度使用的天文工具是恒星光谱图集，以其创建者摩根和基南的名字命名为“MK”。“MK光谱型”是大多数恒星常规命名的一部分。然而，对于许多恒星来说，大多数辐射发生在红外范围内。用红外线研究恒星的能力是相对较新的。研究人员的目标是产生一个相当于MK目录的目录，但扩展到红外线。根据妇女规划研究机会补助金开展的工作是确定使这一目录最有用的观察要求。

This grant supports the determination of optimum parameters for a digital stellar spectral atlas extending in wavelength to 1 micron, similar in its goals to the highly used Morgan-Keenan atlas. The spectra are to be planned for observation at the investigators' observatory using an 0.9 meter telescope. Stars have traditionally been observed in the optical range of wavelengths. One highly used astronomical tool is an atlas of stellar spectra named "MK" after its creators, Morgan and Keenan. The "MK spectral type" is part of the routine designation of most stars. However, for many stars, most radiation occurs in the infrared range. The capability to investigate stars in the infrared is relatively new. The investigators aim to produce a catalogue equivalent to the MK catalogue, but extending into the infrared. The work under this Research Opportunities for Women Planning Grant is to determine the observational requirements that will make such a catalogue the most useful.