Name: ______ _________

Light From Stars

pts are accepted on this one.
Wein's Law 2pts
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Middle star peaks at 450 nm so it will ha!e a "lue tint. #t's temperature is $%&0
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( 450 ) ''''.'* +
Star ,olor -eak .emperature
Star & /reen(0ellow 500 nm '000 +
Star 2 1lue 450 nm '''* +
Star $ 2ed *00 nm 423' +
.he Ste4an 1olt5mann law 2pts
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6 ,entauri 1 has a temperature o4 5250 there4ore .%(.sun ) 5250(5*70 ) 0.70'*
#t's luminosity L%(Lsun ) 8.%(.sun9
4
) 0.70'*
4
) 0.'*'0
Star .%(.sun L%(Lsun
6 ,entauri 1 0.7& 0.'3
*0 :phiuci 0.7& 0.*0
;ridani 0.72 0.*2
,eti 0.72 0.*2
#ndi 0.*4 0.$0
,assiopea &.05 &.2&
-a!onis 0.7' 0.35
,entauri < &.00 &.00
.he #n!erse s=uare law> 2pts
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? <urigae> d2 ) s=rt 81&(12 % L2(L& % d&
2
9
) s=rt 8&(&.02 % 75(&'0 % 8&059
2
9
) s=rt 80.7304 % 0.57$3 % &&025 9
) s=rt 8 '4&*.*$70 9
) 30 l.y.
Star Luminosity 1rightness @istance 8l.y.9
A /eminorum &'0 &.00 &05
? <urigae 75 &.02 30
6 .auri &50 2.*0 '2
6 -egasi &'0 0.' &$'
B /eminorum 375 0.0& 243$
C <urigae 0.4 0.02 $*
6 /eminorum $0 0.2$ 75
Dow much 4arther is A /eminorum compared to ? <urigaeE
25 light years 4urther
2eal stellar spectra> 2pts
&. <t what wa!elength does the star's "lack"ody cur!e peakE
430 nm
2. What tint does the star appear "ased on the peak o4 its "lack"ody cur!eE
/reen 8 may"e we can accept "lue9
$. Fsing Wien's law and the peak o4 the star's "lack"ody cur!e calculate the temperature o4 the
star. Show your working.
$%&0
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( 430 ) '250 +
4. Grom the temperature determined in =uestion $and using the Ste4an 1olt5mann law calculate
the luminosity o4 this star. Show your working.
L%(Lsun ) 8.%(.sun9
4
) 8'250(5*709
4
) &.$'
5. .he star appears to ha!e a "rightness o4 0.$ compared to /eminorum. Fse the in!erse s=uare
law the luminosity o4 the star and the in4ormation you ha!e 4or /eminorum to calculate the
distance to the star. Show your working.
d2 ) s=rt 81&(12 % L2(L& % d&
2
9
) s=rt 8&(0.$ % &.$'(&'0 % &05
2
9
) &*.* l.y.