Is this project an undergraduate, graduate, or faculty project?
Undergraduate
individual
What campus are you from?
Daytona Beach
Authors' Class Standing
Jackson Sackrider, Junior
Lead Presenter's Name
Jackson L. Sackrider
Faculty Mentor Name
Jason P. Aufdenberg
Abstract
Stellar intensity interferometry observations of stars at 416 nm complement Michelson interferometry observations in the near-infrared where stellar surface intensity gradients (e.g., limb darkening) are weaker. Intensity gradients due to gravity darkening in rapidly rotating stars are also expected to show higher contrast at 416 nm relative to the near-infrared. Using Python, Fortran, Perl, and KornShell scripts, we created a software pipeline to model stellar photospheres of rapidly rotating stars and compare predictions at these wavelength regions. The pipeline highlighted in this poster can produce model images, visibility predictions, and synthetic spectra.
Did this research project receive funding support from the Office of Undergraduate Research.
Yes, Climbing Grant
The Optimization of a Model Pipeline for Rapidly Rotating Stars
Stellar intensity interferometry observations of stars at 416 nm complement Michelson interferometry observations in the near-infrared where stellar surface intensity gradients (e.g., limb darkening) are weaker. Intensity gradients due to gravity darkening in rapidly rotating stars are also expected to show higher contrast at 416 nm relative to the near-infrared. Using Python, Fortran, Perl, and KornShell scripts, we created a software pipeline to model stellar photospheres of rapidly rotating stars and compare predictions at these wavelength regions. The pipeline highlighted in this poster can produce model images, visibility predictions, and synthetic spectra.