Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2024

DOI

10.3847/1538-4357/ad82ec

Publication Title

The Astrophysical Journal

Volume

975

Issue

2

Pages

154 (10 pp.)

Abstract

ZrO is a well-studied metal monoxide because of its astrophysical importance in characterizing S stars. The bands of the d³Φ–a³Δ system (γ system) with v′≤4 and v" ≤ 5 are rotationally analyzed using the PGOPHER program to provide spectroscopic constants. The high-resolution ZrO emission spectrum was recorded with a Fourier transform spectrometer using a high-temperature carbon furnace source. New ab initio calculations of the transition dipole moment were carried out in order to determine the vibronic band strengths. The spectroscopic constants, along with the band strengths, are used to calculate a line list for the γ system. This line list can be used to determine Zr abundances in S stars. We also correct the line strengths for the B¹Π–A¹Δ transition calculated in our previous work.

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Original Publication Citation

Bernath, P. F., Bhusal, M., & Liévin, J. (2024). Visible opacities of S-type stars: The d³Φ–a³Δ band system of ZrO. The Astrophysical Journal, 975(2), 154. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad82ec

ORCID

0000-0002-1255-396X (Bernath), 0009-0008-6042-3271 (Bhusal)

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