Vintage NPOI: New and Updated Angular Diameters for 145 Stars

We present new or updated angular diameters, physical radii, and effective temperatures for 145 stars from the Navy Precision Optical Interferometer (NPOI) data archive. We used data from 1996 to late 2021, and we describe the differences between early and late data, which hinge upon an update of th...

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Main Authors: Ellyn K. Baines, James H. Clark III, Bradley I. Kingsley, Henrique R. Schmitt, Jordan M. Stone
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Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/adc930
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author Ellyn K. Baines
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Bradley I. Kingsley
Henrique R. Schmitt
Jordan M. Stone
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description We present new or updated angular diameters, physical radii, and effective temperatures for 145 stars from the Navy Precision Optical Interferometer (NPOI) data archive. We used data from 1996 to late 2021, and we describe the differences between early and late data, which hinge upon an update of the beam combiner in 2002. We came across several subcategories of stars of interest: 13 of our stars are promising targets for the Habitable World Observatory and therefore require as much study as possible, and 14 more are asteroseismic targets and have stellar masses after we combined our radii and effective temperatures with frequencies of maximum oscillation power values from the literature. In addition to this, many of the stars here show measurements to the first null in the visibility curve and beyond, which is the gateway to determining second-order effects such as direct measurements of limb darkening. Finally, we consider the stars in the larger context of previous NPOI measurements and find the majority (75%) of the angular diameters in the overall NPOI sample have uncertainties of 2% or less.
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spelling doaj-art-6d9132db0ed24d9b8f5c00eee76a67872025-08-20T02:57:02ZengIOP PublishingThe Astronomical Journal1538-38812025-01-01169629310.3847/1538-3881/adc930Vintage NPOI: New and Updated Angular Diameters for 145 StarsEllyn K. Baines0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5684-3424James H. Clark III1Bradley I. Kingsley2Henrique R. Schmitt3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2450-3246Jordan M. Stone4Naval Research Laboratory , Remote Sensing Division, 4555 Overlook Ave SW, Washington, DC 20375, USA ; ellyn.k.baines.civ@us.navy.milNaval Research Laboratory , Remote Sensing Division, 4555 Overlook Ave SW, Washington, DC 20375, USA ; ellyn.k.baines.civ@us.navy.milNaval Research Laboratory , Remote Sensing Division, 4555 Overlook Ave SW, Washington, DC 20375, USA ; ellyn.k.baines.civ@us.navy.milNaval Research Laboratory , Remote Sensing Division, 4555 Overlook Ave SW, Washington, DC 20375, USA ; ellyn.k.baines.civ@us.navy.milNaval Research Laboratory , Remote Sensing Division, 4555 Overlook Ave SW, Washington, DC 20375, USA ; ellyn.k.baines.civ@us.navy.milWe present new or updated angular diameters, physical radii, and effective temperatures for 145 stars from the Navy Precision Optical Interferometer (NPOI) data archive. We used data from 1996 to late 2021, and we describe the differences between early and late data, which hinge upon an update of the beam combiner in 2002. We came across several subcategories of stars of interest: 13 of our stars are promising targets for the Habitable World Observatory and therefore require as much study as possible, and 14 more are asteroseismic targets and have stellar masses after we combined our radii and effective temperatures with frequencies of maximum oscillation power values from the literature. In addition to this, many of the stars here show measurements to the first null in the visibility curve and beyond, which is the gateway to determining second-order effects such as direct measurements of limb darkening. Finally, we consider the stars in the larger context of previous NPOI measurements and find the majority (75%) of the angular diameters in the overall NPOI sample have uncertainties of 2% or less.https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/adc930Stellar astronomyFundamental parameters of starsHigh angular resolutionOptical interferometry
spellingShingle Ellyn K. Baines
James H. Clark III
Bradley I. Kingsley
Henrique R. Schmitt
Jordan M. Stone
Vintage NPOI: New and Updated Angular Diameters for 145 Stars
The Astronomical Journal
Stellar astronomy
Fundamental parameters of stars
High angular resolution
Optical interferometry
title Vintage NPOI: New and Updated Angular Diameters for 145 Stars
title_full Vintage NPOI: New and Updated Angular Diameters for 145 Stars
title_fullStr Vintage NPOI: New and Updated Angular Diameters for 145 Stars
title_full_unstemmed Vintage NPOI: New and Updated Angular Diameters for 145 Stars
title_short Vintage NPOI: New and Updated Angular Diameters for 145 Stars
title_sort vintage npoi new and updated angular diameters for 145 stars
topic Stellar astronomy
Fundamental parameters of stars
High angular resolution
Optical interferometry
url https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/adc930
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