An in-depth analysis of the RZ Piscium atmosphere

The star RZ Psc is one of the most unusual members of the UX Ori star family. It demonstrates all properties that are typical of these stars (the light variability, high linear polarization in deep minima, the blueing effect), but until recently there has been no obvious evidence of its youth. Recen...

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Published in:Astronomy and astrophysics (Berlin) 2014-03, Vol.563, p.np-np
Main Authors: Potravnov, I. S., Grinin, V. P., Ilyin, I. V., Shakhovskoy, D. N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Astronomy
Disks
Evolutionary
Linear polarization
Minima
Quantitative analysis
Stars
stars: abundances
stars: fundamental parameters
stars: individual: RZ Piscium
stars: solar-type
T Tauri stars
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Summary:The star RZ Psc is one of the most unusual members of the UX Ori star family. It demonstrates all properties that are typical of these stars (the light variability, high linear polarization in deep minima, the blueing effect), but until recently there has been no obvious evidence of its youth. Recently, we have shown that RZ Psc is in the transitional evolutionary stage between stars with the primordial and debris disks. In this paper we present the results of the quantitative analysis of the star’s spectrum. Using the high-resolution (R = 46 000) spectrum of RZ Psc obtained with Nordic Optical Telescope, we determined Teff = 5350 ± 150 K, log g = 4.2 ± 0.2, [M/H] = −0.3 ± 0.05. These parameters agree well with the same ones as for the stars recently passed the T Tauri star evolutionary stage. This supports our previous suggestion about the evolutionary status of RZ Psc as the post-T Tauri and post-UX Ori star.
ISSN:0004-6361
1432-0746
DOI:10.1051/0004-6361/201423522