Bibcode
Sousa, S. G.; Santos, N. C.; Israelian, G.
Bibliographical reference
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 544, id.A122
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2012
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Description
We present a new direct spectroscopic calibration for a fast estimation
of the stellar metallicity [Fe/H]. This calibration was computed using a
large sample of 451 solar-type stars for which we have precise
spectroscopic parameters derived from high quality spectra. The new
[Fe/H] calibration is based on weak Fe I lines, which are expected to be
less dependent on surface gravity and microturbulence, and require only
a pre-determination of the effective temperature. This temperature can
be obtained using a previously presented line-ratio calibration. We also
present a simple code that uses the calibrations and procedures
presented in these works to obtain both the effective temperature and
the [Fe/H] estimate. The code, written in C, is freely available for the
community and may be used as an extension of the ARES code. We test
these calibrations for 582 independent FGK stars. We show that the code
can be used as a precise and fast indicator of the spectroscopic
temperature and metallicity for dwarf FKG stars with effective
temperatures ranging from 4500 K to 6500 K and with [Fe/H] ranging from
-0.8 dex to 0.4 dex.
Based on observations collected at La Silla Observatory, ESO, Chile,
with the HARPS spectrograph at the 3.6-m telescope (072.C-0488(E)).The
code is available for download at http://www.astro.up.pt/~sousasag/TMCalc.
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