Probing the interior physics of stars through asteroseismology
C Aerts - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2021 - APS
Yearslong time series of high-precision brightness measurements have been assembled for
thousands of stars with telescopes operating in space. Such data have allowed astronomers …
thousands of stars with telescopes operating in space. Such data have allowed astronomers …
Asteroseismology of solar-type and red-giant stars
WJ Chaplin, A Miglio - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2013 - annualreviews.org
We are entering a golden era for stellar physics driven by satellite and telescope
observations of unprecedented quality and scope. New insights on stellar evolution and …
observations of unprecedented quality and scope. New insights on stellar evolution and …
The GALAH+ survey: Third data release
The ensemble of chemical element abundance measurements for stars, along with precision
distances and orbit properties, provides high-dimensional data to study the evolution of the …
distances and orbit properties, provides high-dimensional data to study the evolution of the …
Modules for experiments in stellar astrophysics (MESA): binaries, pulsations, and explosions
B Paxton, P Marchant, J Schwab… - The Astrophysical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
We substantially update the capabilities of the open-source software instrument Modules for
Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA). MESA can now simultaneously evolve an …
Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA). MESA can now simultaneously evolve an …
The second APOKASC catalog: the empirical approach
We present a catalog of stellar properties for a large sample of 6676 evolved stars with
Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment spectroscopic parameters and …
Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment spectroscopic parameters and …
The PLATO 2.0 mission
H Rauer, C Catala, C Aerts, T Appourchaux… - Experimental …, 2014 - Springer
PLATO 2.0 has recently been selected for ESA's M3 launch opportunity (2022/24). Providing
accurate key planet parameters (radius, mass, density and age) in statistical numbers, it …
accurate key planet parameters (radius, mass, density and age) in statistical numbers, it …
Kepler mission design, realized photometric performance, and early science
DG Koch, WJ Borucki, G Basri… - The Astrophysical …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT The Kepler Mission, launched on 2009 March 6, was designed with the explicit
capability to detect Earth-size planets in the habitable zone of solar-like stars using the …
capability to detect Earth-size planets in the habitable zone of solar-like stars using the …
Gravity modes as a way to distinguish between hydrogen-and helium-burning red giant stars
Red giants are evolved stars that have exhausted the supply of hydrogen in their cores and
instead burn hydrogen in a surrounding shell,. Once a red giant is sufficiently evolved, the …
instead burn hydrogen in a surrounding shell,. Once a red giant is sufficiently evolved, the …
[HTML][HTML] Spin down of the core rotation in red giants
B Mosser, MJ Goupil, K Belkacem, JP Marques… - Astronomy & …, 2012 - aanda.org
Context. The space mission Kepler provides us with long and uninterrupted photometric time
series of red giants. We are now able to probe the rotational behaviour in their deep interiors …
series of red giants. We are now able to probe the rotational behaviour in their deep interiors …
Fast core rotation in red-giant stars as revealed by gravity-dominated mixed modes
PG Beck, J Montalban, T Kallinger, J De Ridder… - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
When the core hydrogen is exhausted during stellar evolution, the central region of a star
contracts and the outer envelope expands and cools, giving rise to a red giant. Convection …
contracts and the outer envelope expands and cools, giving rise to a red giant. Convection …