Precise radial velocities of giant stars: X. Bayesian stellar parameters and evolutionary stages for 372 giant stars from the Lick planet search*

The determination of accurate stellar parameters of giant stars is essential for our understanding of such stars in general and as exoplanet host stars in particular. Precise stellar masses are vital for determining the lower mass limit of potential substellar companions with the radial velocity met...

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Main Authors: Stock, Stephan (Author) , Reffert, Sabine (Author) , Quirrenbach, Andreas (Author)
Format: Article (Journal) Chapter/Article
Language:English
Published: 10 May 2018
In: Arxiv

Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: http://arxiv.org/abs/1805.04094
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Author Notes:Stephan Stock, Sabine Reffert, and Andreas Quirrenbach

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