Published September 1985
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Journal article
A comment on Adams' measurements of the gravitational redshift of Sirius B
Creators
- 1. Montreal Univ., Quebec (Canada). Observatoire du mont Megantic
- 2. Montreal Univ., Quebec (Canada). Dept. of Physics
Description
The contention of Hetherington (1980. Q. J. R. Astro. Soc. 21,246) that Adams' determination (1925. Proc. natn. Acad. Sci. USA, 11,382) of the gravitational redshift of Sirius B is the result of a deliberate effort to reproduce the value predicted earlier on theoretical grounds is examined. It is emphasized that Adams' measurements may instead be the result of spectral contamination by scattered light from Sirius A, and the plausibility of that suggestion is confirmed by numerical simulations. There is thus, at present, no evidence to support the contention that Adams may not have acted objectively in this particular scientific endeavour. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Q. J. R. Astron. Soc.
- Journal Volume
- 26
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Series
- Q. J. R. Astron. Soc.
- Journal Page Range
- 273-278
- ISSN
- 0035-8738
- CODEN
- QJRAA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 17000825
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- BALMER LINES; BINARY STARS; EINSTEIN EFFECT; GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS; HISTORICAL ASPECTS; LINE WIDTHS; RED SHIFT; SMALL ANGLE SCATTERING; VISIBLE SPECTRA; WHITE DWARF STARS
- Descriptors DEC
- DWARF STARS; SCATTERING; SPECTRA; STARS