Models of infrared spectra of Sakurai's Object (V4334 Sgr) in 1997

Theoretical spectral energy distributions computed for a grid of hydrogen-deficient and carbon-rich model atmospheres have been compared with the observed infrared (1--2.5 $\mu$m) spectra of V4334 Sgr (Sakurai's Object) on 1997 April 21 and July 13. The comparison yields an effective temperature of \Tef = 5500 $\pm$ 200 K for the April date and \Tef = 5250 $\pm$ 200 K for July. The observed spectra are well fitted by Asplund et al. (1999) abundances, except that the carbon abundance is higher by 0.3 dex. Hot dust produces significant excess continuum at the long wavelength ends of the 1997 spectra. \keywords{Stars: individual: V4334 Sgr (Sakurai's Object) -- Stars: AGB and post-AGB evolution -- Stars: model atmospheres -- Stars: energy distributions -- Stars: effective temperatures}Comment: 6 pages, 7 eps figs, accepted for A

Ultracool dwarfs

We present results of modeling of spectra of M-, L-, T-dwarfs. Theoretical spectra are fitted to observed spectra to study the main parameters of the low-mass objects beyond the bottom of Main Sequence. Application of ``lithium'' and ``deuterium'' tests for assessment of ultra-cool dwarfs are discussed.Comment: Talk for MAO2004 Meeting (Kyiv, July 15-17, 2004), see more details on http://www.mao.kiev.ua/mao-2004/public.htm, 6 pages, 3fig

12C/13C in atmospheres of red giants and peculiar stars

We determine the carbon isotopic ratios in the atmospheres of some evolved stars in both globular clusters and the disk of our Galaxy. Analysis of 12CO and 13CO bands at 2.3 micron was carried out using fits to observed spectra of red giants and Sakurai's object (V4334 Sgr). The dependence of theoretical spectra on the various input parameters was studied in detail. The computation of model atmospheres and a detailed abundance analysis was performed in a self-consistent fashion. A special procedure for determining the best fits to observed spectra was used. We show, that globular cluster giants with [Fe/H] < -1.3 have a low 12C/13C = 4 +/- 1 abundance ration. In the spectra of Sakurai's object (V4334 Sgr) taken between 1997-98, the 2.3 micron spectral region is veiled by hot dust emission. By fitting UKIRT spectra we determined 12C/13C = 4 +/- 1 for the July, 1998 spectrum. CO bands in the spectra of ultracool dwarfs are modelled as well.Comment: Poster for IAU Symposium No. 228, "From Lithium to Uranium: Elemental Tracers of Early Cosmic Evolution", V. Hill, P. Francois & F. Primas, eds. (2005); 2 pages, ppt is available on ftp://ftp.mao.kiev.ua/%2f/pub/users/yp/12C13C_for_IAU228.pp