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利用恒星活动推导慢旋星的恒星倾角

Deriving stellar inclination of slow rotators using stellar activity

X. Dumusque

摘要:

恒星倾角是许多天体物理研究的重要参数。虽然不同的技术使我们能够估计恒星倾角t的快速旋转,它变得更加困难,当恒星旋转速度慢于$\sim2$ -2.5 \kms。通过使用新的活动模拟SOAP 2.0,可以再现恒星活动引起的光度和光谱变化,我们能够适合太阳型恒星的观测,并推导出它们的倾角。对于HD 189733,我们估计恒星倾角为$i=84^{+6}_{-20}$度,这意味着考虑到以前测量的自旋轨道角,恒星-行星的相似度为$ψ=4^{+18}_{-4}$。对于$α$ Cen B,我们推导出一个倾角为$i=45^{+9}_{-19}$,这意味着恒星的旋转自旋与$α$ Cen双星系统的轨道自旋不一致。此外,假设$α$ Cen Bb与它的主星对齐,就不会发生凌日。$α$ Cen B的倾角可以用40次径向速度测量来测量,这是非常了不起的,因为它的投影旋转速度比$1.15\,km\,s^{-1}$小。

英文摘要:

Stellar inclination is an important parameter for many astrophysical studies. Although different techniques allow us to estimate stellar inclinationt for fast rotators, it becomes much more difficult when stars are rotating slower than $\sim2$-2.5 \kms. By using the new activity simulation SOAP 2.0 that can reproduce the photometric and spectroscopic variations induced by stellar activity, we are able to fit observations of solar-type stars and derive their inclination. For HD189733, we estimate the stellar inclination to be $i=84^{+6}_{-20}$ degrees, which implies a star-planet obliquity of $ψ=4^{+18}_{-4}$ considering previous measurements of the spin-orbit angle. For $α$ Cen B, we derive an inclination of $i=45^{+9}_{-19}$, which implies that the rotational spin of the star is not aligned with the orbital spin of the $α$ Cen binary system. In addition, assuming that $α$ Cen Bb is aligned with its host star, no transit would occur. The inclination of $α$ Cen B can be measured using 40 radial-velocity measurements, which is remarkable given that the projected rotational velocity of the star is smaller than $1.15\,km\,s^{-1}$.

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