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All our information about the physical properties of stars comes more or less directly from studies of their spectra. In particular, by studying the strength of various absorption lines, stellar masses, temperatures and compositions can be deduced. The line shapes contain detailed information about atmospheric processes.
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Karttunen, H., Kröger, P., Oja, H., Poutanen, M., Donner, K.J. (2017). Stellar Spectra. In: Karttunen, H., Kröger, P., Oja, H., Poutanen, M., Donner, K. (eds) Fundamental Astronomy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-53045-0_9
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