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恒星自转的恒星年龄

Stellar Ages from Stellar Rotation

Soren Meibom

摘要:

我们通过测量恒星自转来确定恒星年龄的能力,取决于我们能在多大程度上测量不同质量恒星的自转对年龄的依赖性。疏散星团中恒星的自转周期对于确定恒星年龄、自转和质量(颜色)之间的关系是必不可少的。直到最近,vsini数据中的模糊性和缺乏聚类成员信息,阻止了旋转对颜色依赖性的明确经验定义。对年轻星团中成员恒星自转周期的直接测量现在已经揭示了一个定义明确的周期-颜色关系。我们给出了疏散星团M35和M34的新结果。然而,基于地面观测的旋转周期仅限于年轻的星团。毕宿星团代表了同时代最古老的恒星群体,有测量的旋转周期。需要对老恒星的自转周期进行测量,以适当地限制恒星自转对年龄的依赖。我们提出了我们的计划,使用开普勒太空望远镜测量旋转周期的集群一样古老,比太阳。

英文摘要:

Our ability to determine stellar ages from measurements of stellar rotation, hinges on how well we can measure the dependence of rotation on age for stars of different masses. Rotation periods for stars in open clusters are essential to determine the relations between stellar age, rotation, and mass (color). Until recently, ambiguities in vsini data and lack of cluster membership information, prevented a clear empirical definition of the dependence of rotation on color. Direct measurements of stellar rotation periods for members in young clusters have now revealed a well-defined period-color relation. We show new results for the open clusters M35 and M34. However, rotation periods based on ground-based observations are limited to young clusters. The Hyades represent the oldest coeval population of stars with measured rotation periods. Measurements of rotation periods for older stars are needed to properly constrain the dependence of stellar rotation on age. We present our plans to use the Kepler space telescope to measure rotation periods in clusters as old as and older than the Sun.

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