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Determination of the rotational excitation temperature in solar type stars

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The OH molecular spectrum has been identified in three solar type stars, β Com, β CVn, and κ Cet. The rotational excitation temperature from molecular line intensities of OH has been determined for these stars. The observations in high resolution were made by use of the IUE satellite.

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  1. Departamento de Astrofísica, Facultad de Físicas, Universidad Complutense, Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid, Spain

    M. J. Fernández-Figueroa, M. Rego & A. Perea

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Based on observations by the International Ultraviolet Explorer collected at the Villafranca Satellite Tracking Station of the European Space Agency.

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Fernández-Figueroa, M.J., Rego, M. & Perea, A. Determination of the rotational excitation temperature in solar type stars. Astrophys Space Sci 87, 81–87 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00648909

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