Bibcode
White, Timothy R.; Bedding, Timothy R.; Stello, Dennis; Appourchaux, Thierry; Ballot, Jérôme; Benomar, Othman; Bonanno, Alfio; Broomhall, Anne-Marie; Campante, Tiago L.; Chaplin, William J.; Christensen-Dalsgaard, Jørgen; Corsaro, Enrico; Doğan, Gülnur; Elsworth, Yvonne P.; Fletcher, Stephen T.; García, Rafael A.; Gaulme, Patrick; Handberg, Rasmus; Hekker, Saskia; Huber, Daniel; Karoff, Christoffer; Kjeldsen, Hans; Mathur, Savita; Mosser, Benoit; Monteiro, Mario J. P. F. G.; Régulo, C.; Salabert, David; Silva Aguirre, Victor; Thompson, Michael J.; Verner, Graham; Morris, Robert L.; Sanderfer, Dwight T.; Seader, Shawn E.
Bibliographical reference
The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 742, Issue 1, article id. L3 (2011).
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2011
Citations
49
Refereed citations
42
Description
Photometric observations made by the NASA Kepler Mission have led to a
dramatic increase in the number of main-sequence and subgiant stars with
detected solar-like oscillations. We present an ensemble asteroseismic
analysis of 76 solar-type stars. Using frequencies determined from the
Kepler time-series photometry, we have measured three asteroseismic
parameters that characterize the oscillations: the large frequency
separation (Δν), the small frequency separation between modes
of l = 0 and l = 2 (δν02), and the dimensionless
offset (epsilon). These measurements allow us to construct asteroseismic
diagrams, namely the so-called Christensen-Dalsgaard diagram of
δν02 versus Δν, and the recently
re-introduced epsilon diagram. We compare the Kepler results with
previously observed solar-type stars and with theoretical models. The
positions of stars in these diagrams places constraints on their masses
and ages. Additionally, we confirm the observational relationship
between epsilon and T eff that allows for the unambiguous
determination of radial order and should help resolve the problem of
mode identification in F stars.
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Helio and Astero-Seismology and Exoplanets Search
The principal objectives of this project are: 1) to study the structure and dynamics of the solar interior, 2) to extend this study to other stars, 3) to search for extrasolar planets using photometric methods (primarily by transits of their host stars) and their characterization (using radial velocity information) and 4) the study of the planetary
Savita
Mathur