scholarly journals The Rotation of Pre-Main Sequence Stars

1980 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 835-837
Author(s):  
Leonard V. Kuhi ◽  
Stuart Vogel
Keyword(s):  
Angular Momentum ◽  
Spectral Type ◽  
Main Sequence ◽  
Rotational Velocity ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Main Sequence Stars ◽  
Lower Mass ◽  
B Stars ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Rapid Deceleration

Kraft (1970) obtained the rotational velocities for large numbers of stars located in the field and in clusters of different ages. He noted that (a) among the field stars those stars with strong Call K emission had larger rotational velocities than those without; (b) stars in the Hyades and Pleiades (which are much younger than the field) had both larger rotational velocities and stronger Call K emission than field stars; (c) there was a pronounced break at spectral type early F in v sini as a function of spectral type and (d) the distribution of angular momentum per unit, mass J(M⊚) was proportional to M0.57 for main sequence stars with mass M > 1.5 Mʘ. This distribution predicted a v sini of ˜75 km/sec for stars of lower mass (e.g. G type) but such high velocities were not seen in the Pleiades nor in the sun. This implied a more rapid deceleration of v sini for lower mass stars and led to estimates of the e-folding time of ˜4×l08 years for stars of 1.2 M⊚ to reduce their v sini from that of the Pleiades to that of the Hyades and ˜4×l09 years to go from the Hyades to the sun’s v sini. We note also that the age of the Pleiades is approximately equal to the pre-main sequence lifetime of a 1.0 M0 star so that the zero-age main sequence cannot have J(M) α M0.57 for ˜1 M0 stars. Skumanich (1972) showed that both the Call k emission and the rotational velocity decayed as the (age)-½ for main-sequence stars.

scholarly journals Stellar 5 min Oscillations

1983 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
pp. 469-486
Author(s):  
Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard ◽  
Søren Frandsen
Keyword(s):  
Spectral Type ◽  
Main Sequence ◽  
Total Flux ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Major Fraction ◽  
Main Sequence Stars ◽  
Red Supergiants

AbstractEstimates are given for the amplitudes of stochastically excited oscillations in Main Sequence stars and cool giants; these were obtained using the equipartition between convective and pulsational energy which was originally proposed by Goldreich and Keeley. The amplitudes of both velocity and luminosity perturbation generally increase with increasing mass along the Main Sequence as long as convection transports a major fraction of the total flux, and the amplitudes also increase with the age of the model. The 1.5 Mʘ ZAMS model, of spectral type F0, has velocity amplitudes ten times larger than those found in the Sun. For very luminous red supergiants luminosity amplitudes of up to about 0ṃ.1 are predicted, in rough agreement with observations presented by Maeder.

scholarly journals The Rotation of the Main-Sequence Components of Algol-Type Semi-Detached Eclipsing Binaries

1970 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 178-186
Author(s):  
E.P.J. Van Den Heuvel
Keyword(s):  
Spectral Type ◽  
Spectral Region ◽  
Main Sequence ◽  
Rotational Velocity ◽  
Eclipsing Binaries ◽  
Main Sequence Stars ◽  
Sequence Components ◽  
Tentative Explanation ◽  
Region Ii ◽  
Existing Data

AbstractNewly determined rotational velocities of the main-sequence components of 14 Algol-type semi-detached systems and of 2 detached systems are presented. Combination of these data with the existing data on the rotation of the components of semi-detached systems shows that (i) in systems with primaries of spectral type B8 or later and with P<5 days, deviations from synchronism between rotation and revolution are small in 14 out of 15 cases. The average rotational velocity of the primaries in such systems is 75 km/sec, viz. only 40% of the average rotational velocity of single main-sequence stars in the same spectral region: (ii) primaries of spectral type earlier than B8 in systems with short as well as long periods tend to rotate more than twice as fast as one would expect from synchronism. A tentative explanation for these results is presented.

SPECIFIC ANGULAR MOMENTUM DISTRIBUTION FOR SOLAR ANALOGS AND TWINS: WHERE IS THE SUN MISSING HIS ANGULAR MOMENTUM?

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 58-62
Author(s):  
J. S. DA COSTA ◽  
J. D. DO NASCIMENTO
Keyword(s):  
Angular Momentum ◽  
Spectral Type ◽  
Momentum Distribution ◽  
Main Sequence ◽  
Mass Range ◽  
Large Mass ◽  
Global Behavior ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Stellar Radius ◽  
Solar Analogs

It is well established that there is a breakdown in the curve of specific angular momentum as a function of mass for stars on the main sequence Ref. 5. Stars earlier than F5 and more massive than the sun, rotate rapidly over a large mass range. For spectral type F5 and later, including the Sun, much smaller rotational velocities are found. We revisit this question from a new sample to shed a light on the basis of a sample solar twins and analogs recently observed by interferometric measurements of stellar radius. Our results clearly show that, as the Sun, the solar twins present similar global behavior from their specific angular momentum. 18 Sco and HIP 100963 have a specific angular momentum one order higher than the solar value, and HIP 55459 and HIP 56948 have a specific angular momentum one order lower than the solar value.

Chromospheric activity as a function of age in main-sequence stars

1966 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 40-43
Author(s):  
O. C. Wilson ◽  
A. Skumanich
Keyword(s):  
Main Sequence ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Main Sequence Stars ◽  
Tentative Conclusion ◽  
Chromospheric Activity ◽  
General Field ◽  
Large Clusters

Evidence previously presented by one of the authors (1) suggests strongly that chromospheric activity decreases with age in main sequence stars. This tentative conclusion rests principally upon a comparison of the members of large clusters (Hyades, Praesepe, Pleiades) with non-cluster objects in the general field, including the Sun. It is at least conceivable, however, that cluster and non-cluster stars might differ in some fundamental fashion which could influence the degree of chromospheric activity, and that the observed differences in chromospheric activity would then be attributable to the circumstances of stellar origin rather than to age.

scholarly journals Unbound Close Stellar Encounters in the Solar Neighborhood

2022 ◽  
Vol 163 (2) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Bradley M. S. Hansen
Keyword(s):  
Spectral Type ◽  
Main Sequence ◽  
Radial Distance ◽  
Solar Neighborhood ◽  
Limiting Factors ◽  
Line Of Sight ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Finite Set ◽  
Host Stars ◽  
Migration Event

Abstract We present a catalog of unbound stellar pairs, within 100 pc of the Sun, that are undergoing close, hyperbolic, encounters. The data are drawn from the GAIA EDR3 catalog, and the limiting factors are errors in the radial distance and unknown velocities along the line of sight. Such stellar pairs have been suggested to be possible events associated with the migration of technological civilizations between stars. As such, this sample may represent a finite set of targets for a SETI search based on this hypothesis. Our catalog contains a total of 132 close passage events, featuring stars from across the entire main sequence, with 16 pairs featuring at least one main-sequence star of spectral type between K1 and F3. Many of these stars are also in binaries, so that we isolate eight single stars as the most likely candidates to search for an ongoing migration event—HD 87978, HD 92577, HD 50669, HD 44006, HD 80790, LSPM J2126+5338, LSPM J0646+1829 and HD 192486. Among host stars of known planets, the stars GJ 433 and HR 858 are the best candidates.

scholarly journals On the Loss of Angular Momentum from Stars in the Pre-Main Sequence Phase

1970 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 73-81
Author(s):  
Isao Okamoto
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Angular Momentum ◽  
Main Sequence ◽  
Magnetic Energy ◽  
Rotational Velocity ◽  
The State ◽  
Rotational Instability ◽  
Stellar Rotation ◽  
Initial State ◽  
Initial Magnetic Field

AbstractThe braking of stellar rotation in the wholly convective phase in the pre-main sequence is numerically discussed. The structure of stars in that phase is expressed by a rotating polytrope with an index of 1.5 and the Schatzman-type mechanism is used as the means of loss of angular momentum. The magnetic energy is assumed to change with evolution as H02/8π(R/R0)s, where H0 and R0 are initial magnetic field and radius, and s is a free parameter. The changes of angular momentum, rotational velocity, etc. with contraction are calculated from the initial state, which is taken to be the state when the stars flared up to the Helmholtz-Kelvin contraction. It is shown that the exponent s must be in the range from – 1 to – 3 so that the stars with adequate strength of the initial magnetic field may lose almost all of their angular momenta in a suitable rate if they are initially in the state of rotational instability.Stellar rotation from the time of star formation to the main sequence stage is discussed. Also, the formation of the solar system and other planetary systems is discussed, with respect to the braking.

scholarly journals Hipparcos Positions of B/Be Stars on the HR Diagram

2000 ◽  
Vol 175 ◽  
pp. 117-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle Briot ◽  
Noel Robichon
Keyword(s):  
Spectral Type ◽  
Rotational Velocity ◽  
Absolute Magnitude ◽  
Be Stars ◽  
Class V ◽  
B Stars ◽  
Luminosity Class ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Absolute Magnitudes ◽  
Hipparcos Parallax

AbstractAbsolute magnitudes of Be and B stars are computed for each spectral type and luminosity class V and IV, using the Hipparcos parallax measurements. Some simulations have been carried out in order to estimate the effects which could bias the mean absolute magnitude calculations. As a result, only stars with σπ/π < 15% have been used. A first result is that B stars are fainter than previous estimations by about 0.5 magnitude on average. We then observe that on average Be stars are brighter than B stars of the same spectral type and this over-luminosity increases with the spectral type. A possible interpretation is proposed based on the fact that the rotational velocity of the late Be stars is near the critical rotational velocity.

Angular momentum transport in pre-main-sequence stars of intermediate mass

Solar Physics ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 128 (1) ◽  
pp. 287-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Vigneron ◽  
A. Mangeney ◽  
C. Catala ◽  
E. Schatzman
Keyword(s):  
Angular Momentum ◽  
Main Sequence ◽  
Momentum Transport ◽  
Main Sequence Stars ◽  
Intermediate Mass ◽  
Angular Momentum Transport

scholarly journals Angular-Momemtum Transfer by Nonradial Oscillations in Massive Main-Sequence Stars

1993 ◽  
Vol 137 ◽  
pp. 287-289
Author(s):  
Umin Lee ◽  
Hideyuki Saio
Keyword(s):  
Angular Momentum ◽  
Reynolds Stress ◽  
Main Sequence ◽  
Rotation Velocity ◽  
Main Sequence Stars ◽  
Oscillation Analysis ◽  
Oscillation Velocity ◽  
Time Average ◽  
Linear Oscillation ◽  
Nonradial Oscillations

Angular mementum distribution is one of the most important factors for stellar structutre and evolution. Among other mechanisms, angular momentum is transfered by non-axisymmetric oscillations (nonradial oscillations). In this mechanism the angular momentum is carried mainly by the Reynolds stress, which is proportional to the product between radial and azimuthal components of oscillation velocity; i.e., (Φ direction is the direction of rotation velocity). In the linear oscillation analysis, the phase difference between and is with A finite value of δ, which arises from excitation or damping of the oscillation, makes the time average of finite. Positive angular momentum is transfered from the driving zone to the damping zone by a prograde mode (Osaki 1986).

scholarly journals A comparison of the density gradients of main sequence stars obtained by two different methods in different galactic latitudes

1970 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 232-235
Author(s):  
W. Becker ◽  
R. Fenkart
Keyword(s):  
Main Sequence ◽  
Milky Way ◽  
Absolute Magnitude ◽  
Galactic Centre ◽  
Density Gradients ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Main Sequence Stars

The Basel Observatory program of the determination of disc- and halo-density gradients for different intervals of absolute magnitude comprises in addition to Milky Way fields several directions, all pointing to Selected Areas near a plane perpendicular to the galactic equator and passing through the sun and the galactic centre. It was started with SA 51 (Becker, 1965) and continued with Sa 57, 54 and 141 (Fenkart, 1967, 1968, 1969).

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