THE ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES, 111:445, 1997 August

            MEDIUM RESOLUTION SPECTRA OF NORMAL STARS IN THE K BAND

                           L. WALLACE AND K. HINKLE
  National Optical Astronomy Observatories, P.O. Box 26732, Tucson, AZ 85726;
                       wallace@noao.edu,hinkle@noao.edu


                                   ABSTRACT

        An Atlas of 115 medium-resolution K-band (2.0-2.4 um) stellar
     spectra, spanning spectral types O-M and luminosity types I-V, is
     presented.  K-band spectra are also presented for one N- and one
     J-type carbon star. A time series of spectra is presented for an
     S-type Mira variable.  All the spectra are at a resolution of ~3000
     (1.4 cm^{-1}) and have had the terrestrial absorption removed by
     dividing a featureless spectrum.  The spectra are plotted with the
     major spectral features identified and are available digitally.

     Subject headings:  atlases -- infrared: stars -- stars: carbon --
                        stars: early type -- stars: late-type --
                        stars: variables: other (Mira)