The Observation and Analysis of Stellar Photospheres David F. Gray is an English-language textbook on stellar physics, focused on the observation and analysis of stellar photospheres. It is suitable for students in higher education and professionals who delve into this subject.
This textbook covers instrumentation, observational techniques, and analytical methods for investigating the atmosphere of stars. In the fourth edition, the texts have been thoroughly updated, with new and revised figures to support the explanations. The book provides a clear structure, starting with instruments and methods, followed by practical applications.
Topics include, among others, radiative transfer, models of stellar photospheres, spectroscopic instrumentation, observing spectra, and techniques to determine the temperatures, radii, surface gravity, composition, velocity fields, and rotational velocities of stars. In addition, it includes up-to-date research results and provides an eBook with color images, while the printed versions are delivered in grayscale.
This edition is a solid and accessible reference work, intended for early-career researchers and advanced students who want to gain practical insights into the analysis of stellar photospheres.
The book connects to fields such as Astrophysics, Astronomical Observation, and Physics.