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MK Morphology of Am Stars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

S. Sreedhar Rao
Affiliation:
Nizamiah and Japal-Rangapur Observatories, Centre of Advanced Study in Astronomy, Osmania University, Hyderabad 500 007, India
K. D. Abhyankar
Affiliation:
Nizamiah and Japal-Rangapur Observatories, Centre of Advanced Study in Astronomy, Osmania University, Hyderabad 500 007, India

Abstract

We present the results of an analysis of the spectra obtained for a sample of 27 Am stars. We find evidence for the presence of groups amongst these stars and argue that all Am stars exhibit a pseudo–luminosity effect.

Type
Galactic and Stellar
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1991

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