scholarly journals Stellar rotation periods determined from simultaneously measured Ca II H&K and Ca II IRT lines

2017 ◽  
Vol 607 ◽  
pp. A87 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Mittag ◽  
A. Hempelmann ◽  
J. H. M. M. Schmitt ◽  
B. Fuhrmeister ◽  
J. N. González-Pérez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stellar Rotation ◽  
Rotation Periods

scholarly journals Inverse tides in pulsating binary stars

2020 ◽  
Vol 501 (1) ◽  
pp. 483-490
Author(s):  
Jim Fuller
Keyword(s):  
Binary Stars ◽  
Close Binary ◽  
Close Binaries ◽  
Spin Orbit ◽  
Misalignment Angle ◽  
Stellar Rotation ◽  
Transfer Energy ◽  
Pulsating Stars ◽  
Mode Amplitude ◽  
Rotation Periods

ABSTRACT In close binary stars, the tidal excitation of pulsations typically dissipates energy, causing the system to evolve towards a circular orbit with aligned and synchronized stellar spins. However, for stars with self-excited pulsations, we demonstrate that tidal interaction with unstable pulsation modes can transfer energy in the opposite direction, forcing the spins of the stars away from synchronicity, and potentially pumping the eccentricity and spin–orbit misalignment angle. This ‘inverse’ tidal process only occurs when the tidally forced mode amplitude is comparable to the mode’s saturation amplitude, and it is thus most likely to occur in main-sequence gravity mode pulsators with orbital periods of a few days. We examine the long-term evolution of inverse tidal action, finding the stellar rotation rate can potentially be driven to a very large or very small value, while maintaining a large spin–orbit misalignment angle. Several recent asteroseismic analyses of pulsating stars in close binaries have revealed extremely slow core rotation periods, which we attribute to the action of inverse tides.

scholarly journals Updated X-ray view of the Hyades cluster

2020 ◽  
Vol 640 ◽  
pp. A66 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Freund ◽  
J. Robrade ◽  
P. C. Schneider ◽  
J. H. M. M. Schmitt
Keyword(s):  
Main Sequence ◽  
Distribution Functions ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Stellar Rotation ◽  
Detection Rates ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Rotation Periods ◽  
Hyades Cluster ◽  
Bona Fide ◽  
Tidal Tails

Aims. We revisit the X-ray properties of the main sequence Hyades members and the relation between X-ray emission and stellar rotation. Methods. As an input catalog for Hyades members, we combined three recent Hyades membership lists derived from Gaia DR2 data that include the Hyades core and its tidal tails. We searched for X-ray detections of the main sequence Hyades members in the ROSAT all-sky survey, and pointings from ROSAT, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, and XMM-Newton. Furthermore, we adopted rotation periods derived from Kepler’s K2 mission and other resources. Results. We find an X-ray detection for 281 of 1066 bona fide main sequence Hyades members and provide statistical upper limits for the undetected sources. The majority of the X-ray detected stars are located in the Hyades core because of its generally smaller distance to the Sun. F- and G-type stars have the highest detection fraction (72%), while K- and M-type dwarfs have lower detection rates (22%). The X-ray luminosities of the detected members range from ∼2 × 1027 erg s−1 for late M-type dwarfs to ∼2 × 1030 erg s−1 for active binaries. The X-ray luminosity distribution functions formally differ for the members in the core and tidal tails, which is likely caused by a larger fraction of field stars in our Hyades tails sample. Compared to previous studies, our sample is slightly fainter in X-rays due to differences in the Hyades membership list used; furthermore, we extend the X-ray luminosity distribution to fainter luminosities. The X-ray activity of F- and G-type stars is well defined at FX/Fbol ≈ 10−5. The fractional X-ray luminosity and its spread increases to later spectral types reaching the saturation limit (FX/Fbol ≈ 10−3) for members later than spectral type M3. Confirming previous results, the X-ray flux varies by less than a factor of three between epochs for the 104 Hyades members with multiple epoch data, significantly less than expected from solar-like activity cycles. Rotation periods are found for 204 Hyades members, with about half of them being detected in X-rays. The activity-rotation relation derived for the coeval Hyades members has properties very similar to those obtained by other authors investigating stars of different ages.

scholarly journals Rotation & differential rotation of the active Kepler stars

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (S302) ◽  
pp. 216-219
Author(s):  
Timo Reinhold ◽  
Ansgar Reiners ◽  
Gibor Basri
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Dependence ◽  
Differential Rotation ◽  
Large Scatter ◽  
Stellar Rotation ◽  
Rotation Periods ◽  
Active Stars ◽  
Magnetic Braking ◽  
The Absolute ◽  
First Time ◽  
Second Period

AbstractStellar rotation is a well-known quantity for tens of thousands of stars. In contrast, differential rotation (DR) is only known for a handful of stars because DR cannot be measured directly. We present rotation periods for more than 24,000 active stars in the Kepler field. Thereof, more than 18,000 stars show a second period, which we attribute to surface differential rotation. Our rotation periods are consistent with previous measurements and the theory of magnetic braking. Our results on DR paint a rather different picture: The temperature dependence of the absolute shear δΩ is split into two groups separated around 6000 K. For the cooler stars δΩ only slightly increases with temperature, whereas stars hotter than 6000 K show large scatter. This is the first time that DR has been measured for such a large number of stars.

scholarly journals Revisiting the connection between magnetic activity, rotation period, and convective turnover time for main-sequence stars

2018 ◽  
Vol 618 ◽  
pp. A48 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Mittag ◽  
J. H. M. M. Schmitt ◽  
K.-P. Schröder
Keyword(s):  
Main Sequence ◽  
Rotation Period ◽  
Magnetic Activity ◽  
Turnover Time ◽  
Rossby Number ◽  
Stellar Rotation ◽  
Main Sequence Stars ◽  
Rotation Periods ◽  
Period Distribution ◽  
Cool Stars

The connection between stellar rotation, stellar activity, and convective turnover time is revisited with a focus on the sole contribution of magnetic activity to the Ca II H&K emission, the so-called excess flux, and its dimensionless indicator R+HK in relation to other stellar parameters and activity indicators. Our study is based on a sample of 169 main-sequence stars with directly measured Mount Wilson S-indices and rotation periods. The R+HK values are derived from the respective S-indices and related to the rotation periods in various B–V-colour intervals. First, we show that stars with vanishing magnetic activity, i.e. stars whose excess flux index R+HK approaches zero, have a well-defined, colour-dependent rotation period distribution; we also show that this rotation period distribution applies to large samples of cool stars for which rotation periods have recently become available. Second, we use empirical arguments to equate this rotation period distribution with the global convective turnover time, which is an approach that allows us to obtain clear relations between the magnetic activity related excess flux index R+HK, rotation periods, and Rossby numbers. Third, we show that the activity versus Rossby number relations are very similar in the different activity indicators. As a consequence of our study, we emphasize that our Rossby number based on the global convective turnover time approaches but does not exceed unity even for entirely inactive stars. Furthermore, the rotation-activity relations might be universal for different activity indicators once the proper scalings are used.

scholarly journals The partial ionization zone of heavy elements in F-stars: a study on how it correlates with rotation

2019 ◽  
Vol 488 (2) ◽  
pp. 1558-1571 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Brito ◽  
Ilídio Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Main Sequence ◽  
Heavy Elements ◽  
Stellar Rotation ◽  
Ionization Zone ◽  
Rotation Periods ◽  
Internal Structures ◽  
Ionization Region ◽  
F Stars ◽  
The Magnetic Field

ABSTRACT We study the relation between the internal structures of 10 benchmark main-sequence F-stars and their rotational properties. Stellar rotation of main-sequence F-type stars can be characterized by two distinct rotational regimes. Early-type F-stars are usually rapid rotators with periods typically below 10 d, whereas later-type F-stars have longer rotation periods. Specifically, and since the two rotational regimes are tightly connected to the effective temperatures of the stars, we investigate in detail the characteristics of the partial ionization zones in the outer convective envelopes of these stars, which in turn, depend on the internal temperature profiles. Our study shows that the two rotational regimes might be distinguished by the relative locations of the partial ionization region of heavy elements and the base of the convective zone. Since in all these stars is expected a dynamo-driven magnetic field where the shear layer between convective and radiative zones (tachocline) plays an important role, this result suggests that the magnetic field may be related to the combined properties of convection and ionization.

scholarly journals The Rotation of Low-Mass Pre-Main-Sequence Stars

2004 ◽  
Vol 215 ◽  
pp. 113-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert D. Mathieu
Keyword(s):  
Angular Momentum ◽  
Main Sequence ◽  
Rotation Period ◽  
Rotating Stars ◽  
Stellar Rotation ◽  
Main Sequence Stars ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Rotation Periods ◽  
Order Of Magnitude ◽  
Critical Velocities

Major photometric monitoring campaigns of star-forming regions in the past decade have provided rich rotation period distributions of pre-main-sequence stars. The rotation periods span more than an order of magnitude in period, with most falling between 1 and 10 days. Thus the broad rotation period distributions found in 100 Myr clusters are already established by an age of 1 Myr. The most rapidly rotating stars are within a factor of 2-3 of their critical velocities; if angular momentum is conserved as they evolve to the ZAMS, these stars may come to exceed their critical velocities. Extensive efforts have been made to find connections between stellar rotation and the presence of protostellar disks; at best only a weak correlation has been found in the largest samples. Magnetic disk-locking is a theoretically attractive mechanism for angular momentum evolution of young stars, but the links between theoretical predictions and observational evidence remain ambiguous. Detailed observational and theoretical studies of the magnetospheric environments will provide better insight into the processes of pre-main-sequence stellar angular momentum evolution.

scholarly journals Stellar rotation periods from K2 Campaigns 0–18

2020 ◽  
Vol 635 ◽  
pp. A43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timo Reinhold ◽  
Saskia Hekker
Keyword(s):  
Gaussian Mixture Models ◽  
Rotation Period ◽  
Gaussian Mixture ◽  
Magnetic Activity ◽  
Stellar Rotation ◽  
Photometric Variability ◽  
Rotation Periods ◽  
Period Distribution ◽  
Brightness Variability ◽  
Stellar Magnetic Activity

Context. Rotation period measurements of stars observed with the Kepler mission have revealed a lack of stars at intermediate rotation periods, accompanied by a decrease of photometric variability. Whether this so-called dearth region is a peculiarity of stars in the Kepler field, or reflects a general manifestation of stellar magnetic activity, is still under debate. The K2 mission has the potential to unravel this mystery by measuring stellar rotation and photometric variability along different fields in the sky. Aims. Our goal is to measure stellar rotation periods and photometric variabilities for tens of thousands of K2 stars, located in different fields along the ecliptic plane, to shed light on the relation between stellar rotation and photometric variability. Methods. We use Lomb–Scargle periodograms, auto-correlation and wavelet functions to determine consistent rotation periods. Stellar brightness variability is assessed by computing the variability range, Rvar, from the light curve. We further apply Gaussian mixture models to search for bimodality in the rotation period distribution. Results. Combining measurements from all K2 campaigns, we detect rotation periods in 29 860 stars. The reliability of these periods was estimated from stars observed more than once. We find that 75–90% of the stars show period deviation smaller than 20% between different campaigns, depending on the peak height threshold in the periodograms. For effective temperatures below 6000 K, the variability range shows a local minimum at different periods, consistent with an isochrone age of ∼750 Myr. Additionally, the rotation period distribution shows evidence for bimodality, although the dearth region in the K2 data is less pronounced compared to the Kepler field. The period at the dip of the bimodal distribution shows good agreement with the period at the local variability minimum. Conclusions. We conclude that the rotation period bimodality is present in different fields of the sky, and is hence a general manifestation of stellar magnetic activity. The reduced variability in the dearth region is interpreted as a cancelation between dark spots and bright faculae. Our results strongly advocate that the role of faculae has been underestimated so far, suggesting a more complex dependence of the brightness variability on the rotation period.

scholarly journals Evidence from stellar rotation for early disc dispersal owing to close companions

2019 ◽  
Vol 627 ◽  
pp. A97
Author(s):  
S. Messina
Keyword(s):  
Rotation Period ◽  
Equal Mass ◽  
Close Binaries ◽  
Stellar Rotation ◽  
Low Mass Stars ◽  
Components Separation ◽  
Rotation Periods ◽  
Period Distribution ◽  
Locking Mechanism ◽  
Average Rotation

Context. Young (≲600 Myr) low-mass stars (M ≲ 1 M⊙) of equal mass exhibit a distribution of rotation periods. At the very early phases of stellar evolution, this distribution is set by the star-disc locking mechanism, which forces stars to rotate at the same rate as the inner edge of the disc. The primordial disc lifetime and consequently the duration of the disc-locking mechanism, can be significantly shortened by the presence of a close companion, making the rotation period distribution of close binaries different from that of either single stars or wide binaries. Aims. We use new data to investigate and better constrain the range of ages, the components separation, and the mass ratio dependence at which the rotation period distribution has been significantly affected by the disc dispersal that is enhanced by close companions. Methods. We select a sample of close binaries in the Upper Scorpius association (age ∼8 Myr) whose components have measured the separation and the rotation periods and compare their period distribution with that of coeval stars that are single stars. Results. We find that components of close binaries have, on average, rotation periods that are shorter than those of single stars. More precisely, binaries with approximately equal-mass components (0.9 ≤ M2/M1 ≤ 1.0) have rotation periods that are shorter than those of single stars by ∼0.4 d on average; the primary and secondary components of binaries with smaller mass ratios (0.8 < M2/M1 < 0.9) have rotation periods that are shorter than those of single stars by ∼1.9 d and ∼1.0 d on average, respectively. A comparison with the older 25 Myr β Pictoris association shows that whereas in the latter, all close binaries with projected separation ρ ≤ 80 AU rotate faster than single stars, in the Upper Scorpius this is only the case for about 70% of stars. Conclusions. We interpret the enhanced rotation in close binaries with respect to single stars as the consequence of an early disc dispersal induced by the presence of close companions. The enhanced rotation suggests that disc dispersal timescales are longest for single stars and shorter for close binaries.

scholarly journals Inflection point in the power spectrum of stellar brightness variations

2020 ◽  
Vol 633 ◽  
pp. A32 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. I. Shapiro ◽  
E. M. Amazo-Gómez ◽  
N. A. Krivova ◽  
S. K. Solanki
Keyword(s):  
Power Spectrum ◽  
Inflection Point ◽  
Rotation Period ◽  
Power Spectra ◽  
Light Curves ◽  
Stellar Rotation ◽  
Space Telescopes ◽  
Rotation Periods ◽  
Active Stars ◽  
Total Irradiance

Context. Considerable effort has gone into using light curves observed by such space telescopes as CoRoT, Kepler, and TESS for determining stellar rotation periods. While rotation periods of active stars can be reliably determined, the light curves of many older and less active stars, such as stars that are similar to the Sun, are quite irregular. This hampers the determination of their rotation periods. Aims. We aim to examine the factors causing these irregularities in stellar brightness variations and to develop a method for determining rotation periods for low-activity stars with irregular light curves. Methods. We extended the Spectral And Total Irradiance Reconstruction approach for modeling solar brightness variations to Sun-like stars. We calculated the power spectra of stellar brightness variations for various combinations of parameters that define the surface configuration and evolution of stellar magnetic features. Results. The short lifetime of spots in comparison to the stellar rotation period, as well as the interplay between spot and facular contributions to brightness variations of stars with near solar activity, cause irregularities in their light curves. The power spectra of such stars often lack a peak associated with the rotation period. Nevertheless, the rotation period can still be determined by measuring the period where the concavity of the power spectrum plotted in the log–log scale changes its sign, that is, by identifying the position of the inflection point. Conclusions. The inflection point of the (log–log) power spectrum is found to be a new diagnostic for stellar rotation periods which is shown to work even in cases where the power spectrum shows no peak at the rotation rate.

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