The Nature of Stars - The University of Arizona
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The Nature of Stars
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MRS 2
• Test 3 Thursday April 24• Part 1 Due 1 week from Today (4/17)• Read http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2013/12091832-curiosity-results-at-agu-age-
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• Read http://www.sciencemag.org/content/343/6169/1247166.abstract• Answer questions on website• If you do not understand/have questions
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Pollux has an apparent magnitude of 1.1 and an absolute magnitude of 1.1. Epsilon Eridani has an apparent
magnitude of 3.72 and an absolute magnitude of 6.1. From which of these stars do we receive more light?
a) Pollux
b) Epsilon Eridani
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Imagine that you are viewing a star that has an apparent magnitude of 0.2 and is located about 100 parsecs away from us. Which of the following is most likely the star’s
absolute magnitude?
a) -4.8
b) 0.1
c) 0.2
d) 0.3
e) 5.2
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A star’s color reveals its surface temperature
What color is this star?
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Diversity Leads to Revolution
• Annie Jump Cannon• Meghnad Saha• Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
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Women Computers (1890)
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Annie Jump Cannon (1863-1941)
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OBAFGKM
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A Revolution
• Most astronomers believed that the differences in spectral classes (O-M) were due to differences in chemical abundance.
• Indian physicist Meghnad Saha offered another explanation, which was confirmed at Harvard by Cannon
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Meghnad Saha (1893-1956)Theory of thermal ionization of atoms
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Cecelia Payne-Gaposchkin (1900-1979)First PhD in Astronomy from Harvard/Radcliffe
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Together Saha and Payne-Gaposchkin
• Gave theoretical explanation for Cannon’s classification scheme.
• Showed that the differences in spectra (absorption lines) are due to temperature and thermal ionization of atoms not abundance of elements
• Provided a convincing argument that stars are mostly made of hydrogen.
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Stars are classified by their spectra as O, B, A, F, G, K, and M spectral types
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What does this give us?• a new way to classify stars• color, peak wavelength of the black
body curve, and spectral class all of which are indicators of a star’s temperature
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Summary of Spectral Classes
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Stars are classified by their spectra as O, B, A, F, G, K, and M spectral types
• O B A F G K M• hottest to coolest• bluish to reddish• An important sequence to remember:
– Oh Be a Fine Guy (or Girl), Kiss Me
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For thousands of nearby stars we can find:
• the total luminosity• the temperature (color or spectral
type) • the size (radius)• the distance
CAN WE FIND ANY RHYME, REASON, OR RELATIONSHIPS?
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Looking for correlations:Height vs. IQ ?
Height vs. Weight ?
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QUESTIONS:• Are more luminous stars always
larger?• What combinations of temperature
and luminosity are possible?
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THE H-R DIAGRAM• Done independently by Enjar
Hertzsprung and Henry Norris Russell• Graph of luminosity (or absolute
magnitude) versus temperature (or spectral class)
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The Hertzsprung-Russell (H-R)
diagram identifies a definite relationship between temperature
and absolute magnitude
HR DIAGRAM
absolute magnitude vs temperature
or
luminosity vs spectral type
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MAIN SEQUENCE• Goes from top left (hot and
bright) to bottom right (cool and dim).
• 90% of the stars are in the Main Sequence stage of their lives
• Burning Hydrogen to Helium in core
• Includes our Sun.
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• Main Sequence stars are found in a band from the upper left to the lower right
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RED GIANTS• Really Big, Not Very Hot but
VERY BRIGHT!• Betelgeuse: 3500 K , 100,000
times more luminous than the sun• Radius must be 1000x that of Sun!
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• Red Giant and Supergiant stars are found above and to the right of the Main Sequence stars
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WHITE DWARFS• Very Small, Very Hot but
Not Very Bright• Sirius B: 27,000 K, but gives
off 1000 times less light than the Sun
• 100 times smaller than the Sun
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• Tiny White Dwarf stars are found in the lower left corner of the HR diagram
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Determining the Sizes of Stars from an HR Diagram
• The Smallest stars are the tiny White Dwarf stars and are found in the lower left corner of the HR diagram
• Main sequence stars span a range of sizes from the small found in the lower right to the large found in the upper left
• The largest stars are the Giant and Supergiant stars which are found in the upper right corner
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Tutorial: H-R Diagram (p.117)
• Work with a partner!• Read the instructions and questions carefully.• Discuss the concepts and your answers with one
another. Take time to understand it now!!!!• Come to a consensus answer you both agree on.• If you get stuck or are not sure of your answer, ask
another group.
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How does the size of a star near the top left of the H-R diagram compare with a star of the same
luminosity near the top right of the H-R diagram?
1. They are the same size.2. The star near the top left is
larger.3. The star near the top right
is larger.4. There is insufficient
information to determine this.
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The star Rigel is about 100,000 times brighter than the Sun and belongs to spectral type B8. The star Sirius B is about 3000 times dimmer than the Sun
and also belongs to spectral type B8. Which star has the greatest surface temperature?
1. Rigel2. Sirius B3. They have the same
temperature.4. There is insufficient
information to determine this.
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What about the Masses of Stars on the H-R Diagram?
• Main Sequence stars range from 0.1M to ~100M
• The masses of Main Sequence stars increase with increasing luminosity, size and temperature
• Main Sequence stars increase in mass from the lower right to the upper left of the H-R Diagram
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There is a relationship
between mass and luminosity
for Main Sequence stars
Bigger (more massive) is brighter and hotter!
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There is a relationship
between mass and luminosity
for Main Sequence starsthe numbers shown are masses in terms of the Sun’s mass
Bigger (more massive) is brighter and hotter!
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There is not simple relationship for the Mass of Non-Main Sequence stars:
• Giants and Supergiants: range from M to about 20M
• White Dwarfs: approximately M or less
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Average Densities:• SUN: about density of water• GIANTS: One thousand times less
dense than AIR!• DWARFS: about 1 million times
the Sun’s density–one teaspoon: 5 tons!!!
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The evolution of stars is determined by a constant battle between gravity and pressure
gravity pulls things togetherpressure pushes things apart
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Interstellar mediumGas = HydrogenDust = Carbon and
Silicon
Stars condense from clouds of gas and dust (the interstellar medium) that exist throughout the disk of the galaxy
Pillars of CreationEagle Nebulae
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Becoming a Star Step 1 – Cloud collapses• Why do these clouds of gas and dust collapse?
– One idea is that a shockwave from the explosion at the death of a star known as a supernova cause the gas and dust cloud to become unstable and start to collapse
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Becoming a Star Step 1 – Cloud collapses• As the cloud collapses, the
center becomes very very hot and very very dense -
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• As the gas cloud collapses due to gravitational forces, the core becomes hotter and the density inside the core increases
• Eventually, the temperature and density reach a point where nuclear fusion can occur
Becoming a Star Step 2 – Fusion
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Fusion is the combining together of light atoms, into heavier atoms
For all Main Sequence stars, the temperature and density in their cores are so great that Hydrogen atoms combine to make Helium atoms and release
energy – a process known as thermonuclear fusion
4H He + energy
The Main Sequence is defined by stars converting hydrogen to helium in their core
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Becoming a Star Step 3 – BalanceAll Main Sequence stars are in
hydrostatic equilibrium
• Fusion produces radiation (light) that creates an outward pressure
• During hydrostatic equilibrium there is a balance between the gravitational collapse of the star pushing inward and the outward pressure produced by photons from nuclear fusion in the core.
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It’s a matter of balance.• This balance is called hydrostatic equilibrium• gravity ( ) wants to collapse the star, but pressure
( ) pushes outward against the collapsing material
Fusion: 4H He + energy(light)
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• All Main Sequence stars are in hydrostatic equilibrium because nuclear fusion of hydrogen is producing enough outward pressure to balance gravitational collapse.
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It takes a few million years to get there but - stars spend most of their life time as a Main Sequence star
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STELLAR LIFETIMES• Which will have a greater core temperature
and density – a high mass star or a low mass star?
• Which will then have a greater fusion rate?• Which will use up its fuel more quickly?• What is the fuel?
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STELLAR LIFETIMES• Consider a main sequence star with 10 times the
mass of the Sun• It will
– have higher temps and pressures at the core – have greater fusion rates - consumes fuel at 1000
times the rate of the sun– be 1000 times as bright and last 1/100 as long
• “Burn bright, die young.”
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LIFETIMES• Bright O-type stars live very short
lives (about 10 million years)• Very small stars live a long time (100
billions of years)• Our SUN: will live a total of about
10 billion years (half used up)
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The more massive a star, the faster it goes through its main sequence
phase
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Tutorial: Star Formation and Lifetimes (p.119)
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Stars spend most of their life cycles on the Main Sequence
• Main Sequence stars are in hydrostatic equilibrium because nuclear fusion is turning hydrogen into helium and producing enough outward pressure to balance gravitational collapse.
• 90% of all stars are found on the Main Sequence• 90% of the whole life of all stars is spent on the Main
Sequence • BUT – What happens when the hydrogen runs out?