List of Figures

1.1 Direct Evidence for Be Star Discs
1.2 The proposed Be star model envelope (?)1931ApJ....73...94S
1.3 Ha Line profiles of Be stars
1.4 Overall variation of Pleione over ~30 years (?)1995PASJ...47..195H.
1.5 The IR excess observed in x Oph
1.6 Left Panel: A schematic representation of global one armed oscillations in a Be star disc. Right panel: Observed V/R variations in Ha
1.7 The geometry of the disc model
1.8 Radiation driven wind models for a rapidly rotating B star
1.9 The Bi-stability Jump
2.1 The Liverpool Telescope Filter set Transparencies
2.2 Windows of Transparency in the Atmosphere
4.1 Flow chart of the prototype pipe-line.
4.2 An example of generated R-band airmass curves
4.3 An example of generated I-band airmass curves
4.4 I,R-I diagram for Praesepe.
4.5 R,I-Z diagram for Praesepe.
4.6 I,R-I diagram for photometric cluster members of Praesepe over laid with theoretical isochrones
5.1 The tangential plane concept
5.2 Native co-ordinate system
5.3 Geometry of the Perspective Zenithal Projections
5.4 The Gnomonic Projection
5.5 Flow chart of the off-line PL
5.6 The downhill simplex method
5.7 The tolerance band generated by the PL
5.8 Comparison of reduction methods R-band
5.9 Comparison of reduction methods I-band
5.10 Comparison of reduction methods Z-band
6.1 The Strömgren filter system wavelengths
6.2 The IR excess observed in x Oph
6.3 Considering disc emission
6.4 Considering photospheric emission and disc emission
6.5 A plot of E(b-y)cs versus EW(Ha/Å(left panel) and E(b-y)cs versus EW(Hb)/Å(right panel), derived using using objects earlier than B5.
6.6 A plot of E(b-y)cs versus EW(Ha)/Å(left panel) and E(b-y)cs versus EW(Hb)/Å(right panel), derived using the full-sample.
6.7 A plot of derived Mv against tabulated Mv values
7.1 The Calculation of the b constant
7.2 Interstellar Extinction Versus the Na D2 5890Å Line
7.3 Circumstellar Excess Versus the Na D2 5890Å Line
7.4 A Plot of E(B-V )(H-K)is Versus the Sodium EW(Å ) line
7.5 A Plot of (B-V )is+cs Versus the Na D2 5890Å Line EW
7.6 A Plot of E(B-V )(H-K)is Versus the Optical (B-V )is+cs Colour
7.7 Circumstellar excess versus Ha EW/Å
7.8 Circumstellar excess versus Brg EW/Å
7.9 Circumstellar excess versus Br11 EW/Å
7.10 Circumstellar excess versus Br18 EW/Å
7.11 Circumstellar excess versus HeI 2.058mm EW/Å
7.12 Circumstellar excess versus spectral subtype
7.13 Circumstellar excess versus v olimits@sin(i)
7.14 Circumstellar excess versus w olimits@sin(i)
8.1 An initial plot of E(b-y)cs versus EW(Ha)/Å(left panel) and E(b-y)cs versus EW(Hb)/Å, derived using the ?2001AA...369...99H method.
8.2 The final plot of E(b-y)cs versus EW(Ha)/Å(left panel) and E(b-y)cs versus EW(Hb)/Å, derived using the ?2001AA...369...99H method.
8.3 An initial plot of E(b-y)cs versus EW(Ha)/Å (left panel) and E(b-y)cs versus EW(Hb)/Å (right panel), derived using the ?2001AA...369...99H method, using objects below B5.
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