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开普勒78行星的磁性

The magnetic properties of the planet host star Kepler-78

Claire Moutou, Jean-Francois Donati, Doug Lin, Randy Laine, Artie Hatzes

摘要:

开普勒-78是一个运行8.5小时的超级地球轨道的宿主。本文研究了行星-主星的自转和磁性质。我们首先回顾了开普勒光度数据,详细描述了开普勒78的旋转特性,表明该恒星似乎经历了一个持续时间约为1,300天的斑点模式周期。然后,我们使用分光偏振观测CFHT/ESPaDOnS测量圆偏振的恒星在其旋转周期中的线轮廓,以及光谱代理的色球活动。平均场的振幅为16 G。磁拓扑的特点是由一个极向和一个环形分量,分别涵盖60%和40%的磁能。检测到的差异旋转的估计速率为0.105 ± 0.039 rad/d。活动示踪剂随恒星的旋转周期而变化;没有迹象表明剩余活动水平与我们数据精度的行星轨道有关。然后,对恒星磁场特征的描述可以作为恒星与其附近行星之间相互作用模型的输入,例如,欧姆耗散和单极感应。

英文摘要:

Kepler-78 is host to a transiting 8.5-hour orbit super-Earth. In this paper, the rotation and magnetic properties of the planet host star are studied. We first revisit the Kepler photometric data for a detailed description of the rotation properties of Kepler-78, showing that the star seems to undergo a cycle in the spot pattern of ~1,300 day duration. We then use spectropolarimetric observations with CFHT/ESPaDOnS to measure the circular polarization in the line profile of the star during its rotation cycle, as well as spectroscopic proxies of the chromospheric activity. The average field has an amplitude of 16 G. The magnetic topology is characterized by a poloidal and a toroidal component, encompassing 60% and 40% of the magnetic energy, respectively. Differential rotation is detected with an estimated rate of 0.105+-0.039 rad/d. Activity tracers vary with the rotation cycle of the star; there is no hint that a residual activity level is related to the planetary orbit at the precision of our data. The description of the star magnetic field's characteristics then may serve as input for models of interactions between the star and its close-by planet, e.g., Ohmic dissipation and unipolar induction.

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