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用红巨星偶极模的周期间隔检验对流核过冲

Testing convective-core overshooting using period spacings of dipole modes in red giants

J. Montalban, A. Miglio, A. Noels, M. -A. Dupret, R. Scuflaire, P. Ventura

摘要:

主序(MS)和核氦燃烧(He-B)阶段的中心混合效应影响着恒星演化的关键预测,如晚期演化阶段、化学富集、年龄等。根据恒星模型和相应的绝热频率(分别用ATON和LOSC程序计算),我们首次给出了红巨星分支(RGB)和红团(RC)恒星的可观测Δ P的预测。我们发现:i)Delta_P与氦核质量(M_He)之间存在明显的相关性;后者在中等质量恒星中依赖于MS过冲,因此当与化学成分相结合时,它可以用来对MS期间的额外混合设置约束; ii)He-B阶段期间渐近周期间距(_a)的平均值<Delta_P>与对流核的大小存在线性相关性。与开普勒RC星推断的渐近周期间距的第一个比较表明,在这一阶段还需要额外的混合,从其他观测事实证明。

英文摘要:

Uncertainties on central mixing in main sequence (MS) and core He-burning (He-B) phases affect key predictions of stellar evolution such as late evolutionary phases, chemical enrichment, ages etc. We propose a test of the extension of extra-mixing in two relevant evolutionary phases based on period spacing Delta_P of solar-like oscillating giants. From stellar models and their corresponding adiabatic frequencies (respectively computed with ATON and LOSC codes) we provide the first predictions of the observable Delta_P for stars in the red giant branch (RGB) and in the red clump (RC). We find: i) a clear correlation between Delta_P and the mass of the helium core (M_He); the latter in intermediate-mass stars depends on the MS overshooting, hence it can be used to set constraints on extra mixing during MS when coupled with chemical composition; ii) a linear dependence of the average value of the asymptotic period spacing (<Delta_P>_a) during the He-B phase on the size of the convective core. A first comparison with the inferred asymptotic period spacing for Kepler RC stars suggests the need for extra mixing also during this phase, as evinced from other observational facts.

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