Concept information
Preferred term
Baade-Wesselink method
Definition
- A method used to determine the size of certain types of pulsating stars, including Cepheids, from their magnitude variations (photometry) and the corresponding radial velocities (spectroscopy). (en)
Broader concept
- Astrometry (en)
Entry terms
- Baade Wesselink method (en)
- Expanding photosphere method (en)
- Expanding-photosphere method (en)
URI
http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/131
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