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Strömgren photometry  

Definition

  • A four-color stellar photometric system devised by B. Strömgren. It is based on measurements in the ultraviolet (3500 Å), violet (4100 Å), blue (4670 Å), and yellow (5470 Å) regions of the spectrum. The filters bandwidths are 340, 200, 160, and 240 Å respectively. Also known as Strömgren four-color photometry. (en)

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  • Four-color photometry (en)
  • Strömgren photometric system (en)
  • Stromgren photometry (en)
  • Stromgren uvby system (en)
  • Uvby system (en)
  • uvbyβ photometric system (en)

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http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1641

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