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晚型M矮星的自转和活动

Rotation and Activity in Late-type M Dwarfs

Andrew A. West, Gibor Basri

摘要:

我们已经研究了14晚型(M6-M7)M矮星的旋转和活动之间的关系,使用高分辨率光谱在凯克天文台和通量校准光谱从斯隆数字巡天。大多数是不活跃的光谱类型,其中H-α发射以前被认为是非常常见的。我们使用互相关技术来量化旋转加宽;我们样本中的六颗恒星的vsini>3.5 km/s。这些恒星中有三颗没有H-α辐射,尽管它们的旋转速度是以前的工作所观察到的强烈的磁场和恒星活动。我们的研究结果表明,晚型M矮星的旋转和活动可能并不总是联系在一起,并打开几个额外的可能性,包括旋转依赖的活动阈值,或在完全对流恒星的蒙德最小现象。

英文摘要:

We have examined the relationship between rotation and activity in 14 late-type (M6-M7) M dwarfs, using high resolution spectra taken at the Keck Observatory and flux-calibrated spectra from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Most are inactive at a spectral type where H-alpha emission has previously seen to be very common. We used the cross-correlation technique to quantify the rotational broadening; six of the stars in our sample have vsini>3.5 km/s. Three of these stars do not exhibit H-alpha emission, despite rotating at velocities where previous work has observed strong levels of magnetic field and stellar activity. Our results suggest that rotation and activity in late-type M dwarfs may not always be linked, and open several additional possibilities including a rotation dependant activity threshold, or a Maunder-minimum phenomenon in fully convective stars.

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