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附近年轻恒星的自转速度

Rotational velocities of nearby young stars

Patrick Weise, Ralf Launhardt, Johny Setiawan, Thomas Henning

摘要:

恒星自转是驱动恒星磁性、活动和化学元素混合的关键参数。此外,恒星自转的演化与星周盘的演化是耦合的。减速制动机制被认为是负责在吸积阶段的旋转减速,并在收缩阶段的快速旋转到达ZAMS后,从磁盘解耦旋转自旋。我们调查的投影旋转速度vsini的一个样本的年轻恒星相对于恒星质量和磁盘的演化状态,以寻找可能的迹象盘制动机制。我们分析了附近220颗(大多数<100 pc)年轻恒星(2-600百万年)的恒星光谱,包括它们的vsini,恒星年龄,α发射和吸积率。这些恒星是在智利拉西拉用FEROS和HARPS观测到的。光谱已经与适当的理论模板交叉相关。我们建立了一个新的校准,以便能够从互相关光谱中获得vsini值。恒星的年龄是根据6708 Ang的LiI等效宽度估算的。测量了Halpha发射的等效宽度和10%高度处的宽度,以识别吸积物并用于估计吸积率。vsini,然后分析相对于拱星盘的演化状态,以寻找在吸积器盘制动机制的迹象。我们发现,我们的目标的广泛的vsini分布延伸到旋转速度高达100公里/秒以上,峰值为7.8+-1.2公里/秒,我们的恒星的约70%显示vsini<30公里/秒。此外,我们可以发现吸积器中的盘制动和与其盘解耦的恒星的旋转自旋的迹象。此外,我们表明,一些年轻的恒星是适合精确的径向速度测量行星搜索调查。

英文摘要:

Stellar rotation is a crucial parameter driving stellar magnetism, activity and mixing of chemical elements. Furthermore, the evolution of stellar rotation is coupled to the evolution of circumstellar disks. Disk-braking mechanisms are believed to be responsible for rotational deceleration during the accretion phase, and rotational spin-up during the contraction phase after decoupling from the disk for fast rotators arriving at the ZAMS. We investigate the projected rotational velocities vsini of a sample of young stars with respect to the stellar mass and disk evolutionary state to search for possible indications of disk-braking mechanisms. We analyse the stellar spectra of 220 nearby (mostly <100pc) young (2-600 Myr) stars for their vsini, stellar age, Halpha emission, and accretion rates. The stars have been observed with FEROS and HARPS in La Silla, Chile. The spectra have been cross-correlated with appropriate theoretical templates. We build a new calibration to be able to derive vsini values from the cross-correlated spectra. Stellar ages are estimated from the LiI equivalent width at 6708 Ang. The equivalent width and width at 10% height of the Halpha emission are measured to identify accretors and used to estimate accretion rates. The vsini is then analysed with respect to the evolutionary state of the circumstellar disks to search for indications of disk-braking mechanisms in accretors. We find that the broad vsini distribution of our targets extends to rotation velocities of up to more than 100 km/s and peaks at a value of 7.8+-1.2 km/s, and that ~70% of our stars show vsini<30 km/s. Furthermore, we can find indications for disk-braking in accretors and rotational spin-up of stars which are decoupled from their disks. In addition, we show that a number of young stars are suitable for precise radial-velocity measurements for planet-search surveys.

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