Molenda-Zakowicz, J. ; Bruntt, H. ; Sousa, S. ; Frasca, A. ; Biazzo, K. ; Huber, D. ; Ireland, M. ; Bedding, T. ; Stello, D. ; Uytterhoeven, K. ; Dreizler, S. ; De Cat, P. ; Briquet, M. ; Catanzaro, G. ; Karoff, C. ; Frandsen, S. ; Spezzi, L.

published in Astronomische Nachrichten, 331, pp. 981 (2010)

Abstract: We report on the ground-based follow-up program of spectroscopic and photometric observations of solar-like asteroseismic targets for the Kepler space mission. These stars constitute a large group of more than a thousand objects which are the subject of an intensive study by the Kepler Asteroseismic Science Consortium Working Group 1 (KASC WG-1). In the current work we will discuss the methods we use to determine the fundamental stellar atmospheric parameters using high-quality stellar spectra. These provide essential constraints for the asteroseismic modelling and make it possible to verify the parameters in the Kepler Input Catalogue (KIC).

DOI: 10.1002/asna.201011440
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