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VLTI near-IR interferometric observations of Vega-like stars. Radius and age of alpha PsA, beta Leo, beta Pic, ε Eri and tau Cet

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We report in this paper the direct interferometric measurement of the angular diameter of five nearby Vega-like stars: alpha PsA, beta Leo, beta Pic, ε Eri and tau Cet. The near-infrared (K and H bands) observations were conducted at the VLTI during the commissioning period with the VINCI instrument and three different baselines ranging from 66 m to 140 m. The five stellar photospheres are resolved and we derive their angular diameters with a 1 to 2% accuracy, except for beta Pic (14%). We discuss the detectability and the influence of a possible small amount of warm circumstellar dust on our measurements. In addition, we have used the stellar evolution code CESAM (Morel \cite{m97}) to compare the computed fundamental parameters to the observed values (linear diameter, luminosity, temperature and chemical abundance). As a result of the simulation, the age of the stars is inferred and found to be in good agreement with previous estimates from various other methods.
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hal-03732997 , version 1 (22-10-2022)

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Emmanuel Di Folco, Frédéric Thévenin, Pierre Kervella, Armando Domiciano de Souza, Vincent Coudé Du Foresto, et al.. VLTI near-IR interferometric observations of Vega-like stars. Radius and age of alpha PsA, beta Leo, beta Pic, ε Eri and tau Cet. Astronomy and Astrophysics - A&A, 2004, 426, pp.601-617. ⟨10.1051/0004-6361:20047189⟩. ⟨hal-03732997⟩
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