365 research outputs found
Four new HgMn stars: HD 18104, HD 30085, HD 32867, HD 53588
We have detected four new HgMn stars, while monitoring a sample of apparently
slowly rotating superficially normal bright late B and early A stars in the
northern hemisphere. Important classification lines of Hg II and Mn II are
found as conspicuous features in the high resolution SOPHIE spectra of these
stars (R = 75000). Several lines of Hg II, Mn II and Fe II have been
synthesized using model atmospheres and the spectrum synthesis code SYNSPEC48
including hyperfine structure of various isotopes when relevant. These
synthetic spectra have been compared to high resolution high signal-to-noise
observations of these stars in order to derive abundances of these key
elements. The four stars are found to have distinct enhancements of Hg and Mn
which show that these stars are not superficially normal B and A stars, but
actually are new HgMn stars and should reclassified as such.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, accepted in A&
Generating stellar spectra using Neural Networks
A new generative technique is presented in this paper that uses Deep Learning
to reconstruct stellar spectra based on a set of stellar parameters. Two
different Neural Networks were trained allowing the generation of new spectra.
First, an autoencoder is trained on a set of BAFGK synthetic data calculated
using ATLAS9 model atmospheres and SYNSPEC radiative transfer code. These
spectra are calculated in the wavelength range of Gaia RVS between 8 400 and 8
800 {\AA}. Second, we trained a Fully Dense Neural Network to relate the
stellar parameters to the Latent Space of the autoencoder. Finally, we linked
the Fully Dense Neural Network to the decoder part of the autoencoder and we
built a model that uses as input any combination of , , , [M/H], and and output a normalized spectrum. The generated
spectra are shown to represent all the line profiles and flux values as the
ones calculated using the classical radiative transfer code. The accuracy of
our technique is tested using a stellar parameter determination procedure and
the results show that the generated spectra have the same characteristics as
the synthetic ones.Comment: 13 pages, 9 figures, accepted in Astronomy (MDPI
Principal component analysis-based inversion of effective temperatures for late-type stars
We show how the range of application of the principal component
analysis-based inversion method of Paletou et al. (2015) can be extended to
late-type stars data. Besides being an extension of its original application
domain, for FGK stars, we also used synthetic spectra for our learning
database. We discuss our results on effective temperatures against previous
evaluations made available from Vizier and Simbad services at CDS.Comment: Accepted for publication in A&
Marriage Responsibilities
"Orthodox Christianity is a way of life that is a whole coming
together of habits and attitudes, ideas and actions : a lifestyle. Many
Orthodox Christians do not live in monasteries: they are married; they
have homes, children, and jobs. But all Christians, whether monastic
or not, are equally called by Christ to repentance and eternal salvation.
There are no classes of Orthodox Christians; all are equal and all are
expected to be followers of Christ, regardless of their position in the
church. However, it is very difficult for Christians to live an Orthodox
lifestyle. âBehold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; be
wise as serpents and innocent as doves.â (Matt 10:16)
Marriage and family life are a tremendous bastion of strength for
Orthodox lay people, a state that has been blessed by God for the salvation
of each individual member of the family. In order to fully
understand this, we must look at the doctrinal foundations of marriage
found in the Scripture (Godâs Holy Word) and the Sacred Tradition
(the wisdom of the church through the ages).", pp. 71-72 (Introduction
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