Spectroscopy in Astrophysics: Radial Velocity · 19.12.2014 Spectroscopy in Astrophysics (Seminar)...
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Spectroscopy in Astrophysics:
Radial Velocity
Seminar talk
Andreas Hasenfratz
19.12.2014
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Content
1. IntroductionRadial velocity, geometrical description
2. Observed objectsBinaries, planets, sun
3. Measurement techniquesEchelle spectrographs, accuracies, calibration methods; interferometer measurements
4. Exemple instrumentsHARPS, GONG, MDI
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Introduction
Radial velocity (RV):
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Introduction
Doppler effect:•blueshift of approaching/•redshift of recessing objects
λobs = λem 1+ β cosθ
•spectral lines serve as reference
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Introduction
periodic motion → periodicity in RV
→ importance of long term observationmostly just relative RV is interesting
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Introduction
Why are radial velocities interesting for physicists?
•Binary systems, ~10 km/s
•Planets, ~10 km/s – 1 m/s
•Astero- and helio-Seismology, ~km/s – m/s
cosmological redshift: not caused by radial velocity,due to expansion of space
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Spectroscopic binaries
Spectroscopic binary system with line-separation:
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Exoplanets
Typical RV-curve of a star orbited by a planet:
Motion around the centre of mass:
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Helioseismology
Dopplergram → analyse in sperical harmonics → internal structure of the sun
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Measurement technique
Interferometry•Spacially resolved observation•Single line observed•Several pictures for RV-measurement•Used in helioseismology
Echelle spectrographs•Observes point-like objects•Spectrum taken in one measurement•Observation of thousands of lines•Planet search
Resonant-scattering spectrometers•No spacial resolution•Uses resonant scattering in a gas cell•Very fast (e.g. BiSON ~4 sec)
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Echelle spectrographs
•cross dispersed echelle spectrographs•very high precision spectra•need for good calibration
1 Collimator2 Echelle grating3 Cross disperser4 Detector
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Echelle spectrographs
Instrumental requirements:•Mechanical stability•Wavelenght calibration•Thermal stability
To be taken into account:•Refractive index of air =/ 1•Time variation of earth rotation•(Gravitational redshift•Stellar surface effects)
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Echelle spectrographs
•Early methods (1970s) about 1 km/s accuracies•Calibration lamps•Not simultaneous•Position read off
•Significantly improved accuracies by telluric water vapour lines•Simultaneous read off•limited amount of lines of suitable strength (spectral range)•Systematic errors from path length and winds (~20m/s)
Todays calibration methods:•Gas cells•Th-Ar lamps•Infrared wavelength calibration•Laser frequency comb
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Echelle spectrographsmodern calibration methods:•Gas cells
•Captive gases (e.g. HF, I2) placed in the light path•sharp absorption lines superimposed on stellar spectrum•information about the spectrographs point-spread function•20-30% loss of light•Best only in the range 500-620 nm, difficult e.g. for redder dwarfs
•Th-Ar lamps•Emission lamp•Led to spectrograph by optical fibre •Wide optical to infrared range•Large number of strong lines•No intensity loss like through gas cell•Calibration accuracies of ~60 cm/s
•Laser frequency comb LFC•New technique•Uniform spacing and intensity•Calibration accuracies of ~1 cm/s possible
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Echelle spectrographs
Mode locked femtosecond laser
•waves with L=q λ/2 interfere constructively in a resonator of length L
•q = usually 105 - 106
•Δν = c/2L, between q and q+1•Equally spaced lines in frequencies
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Echelle spectrographs
Comparison of LFC (dotted lines) with Th-Ar lamp (less populated rows below)
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Interferometry
Fabry-Perot interferometer orMichelson interferometer
Used as tunable narrow band filter
Intensity scan over frequencies→ accurate position of a single line→ spacial resolved measurements
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some instruments
Echelle spectrographs•HARPS (High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher) (3.6 m, ThAr)•ESPRESSO (Echelle SPectrograph for Rocky Exoplanet- and Stable Spectroscopic Observations) (4 x 8.2 m, LFC)•CODEX (Cosmic Dynamics Experiment)(39.6 m telescope)
Interferometer•GONG (Global Oscillation Network Group) (ground based)•SDO-HMI (Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager) (space)•SOHO-MDI (Michelson Doppler Imager) (space)
Resonant-scattering spectrometer•BiSON (ground based)•SOHO-GOLF (space)
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HARPS
•ESO observatory La Silla (Chile) •3.6 m telescope•Cross dispersed echelle spectrograph in vacuum vessel•Fed by two fibres (observed object, reference spectrum)•RVs accurate to 1 m/s with simultaneous ThAr reference•Echelle grating of 31.6 gr/mm,
blaze angle 75°•Cross disperser grism with 257.17 gr/mm•68 refractive orders •Specral range of 378 – 691 nm•R = 120,000•2 CCDs(2k x 4k px each):
orders 89-114 and 116-161 (530-533 nm lost in the gap)
•4.1 px per FWHM, 17.3 px between the fibres
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GONG
•6 identical observatorys•Michelson interferometer•2.8 cm effective aperture•Hybrid pre-filter 1 Å passband•Ni I line (6768 Å)•temperature stabilized to the
order of 0.00001 K•CCD, 1k x 1k px
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SOHO-MDI
•Michelson interferometer•1 Å bandpass•Ni I line (6768 Å)•CCD, 1k x 1k px•1 measurement every 60 sec
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Thanks for your attention.
Are there questions?
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References http://eo.ucar.edu/staff/dward/sao/exoplanets/methods.htm
http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/doppler.htm
http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/B/Binary+Star
http://www.planetary.org/multimedia/space-images/charts/radial-velocity-graph-51-pegasi.html
http://hubblesite.org/explore_astronomy/black_holes/graphics/alberio_visual.jpg
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-06/scientists-confirm-first-direct-photo-exoplanet
http://sepwww.stanford.edu/public/docs/sep109/paper_html/node9.html
http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/de/4258
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http://bison.ph.bham.ac.uk/index.php?page=bison,operations
http://gong.nso.edu/instrument/
http://soi.stanford.edu/science/obs_prog.html