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$ρ$ CrB的磁性和转动演化与TESS的天文地震学研究

Magnetic and Rotational Evolution of $ρ$ CrB from Asteroseismology with TESS

Travis S. Metcalfe, Jennifer L. van Saders, Sarbani Basu, Derek Buzasi, Jeremy J. Drake, Ricky Egeland, Daniel Huber, Steven H. Saar, Keivan G. Stassun, Warrick… 展开作者

Travis S. Metcalfe, Jennifer L. van Saders, Sarbani Basu, Derek Buzasi, Jeremy J. Drake, Ricky Egeland, Daniel Huber, Steven H. Saar, Keivan G. Stassun, Warrick H. Ball, Tiago L. Campante, Adam J. Finley, Oleg Kochukhov, Savita Mathur, Timo Reinhold, Victor See, Sallie Baliunas, Willie Soon

摘要:

在主序星寿命的前半段,太阳型恒星的自转和磁活动的演化似乎是强耦合的。最近的观测表明,在中年之后,自转速率的演变要慢得多,而恒星活动则继续下降。我们的目标是通过将威尔逊山天文台的恒星活动数据与凌日系外行星勘测卫星(TESS)的星震学相结合来描述这种中年过渡。对于两颗恒星的过渡(88狮子座和$ρ$ CrB)的相对两侧,我们独立评估的平均活动水平和旋转周期以前在文献中报道。对于不太活跃的恒星($ρ$ CrB),我们检测到类似太阳的振荡TESS测光,我们得到精确的恒星性质的星震模拟。我们得到更新的X射线光度为两颗恒星估计其质量损失率,我们使用以前公布的磁形态的约束模型的磁制动力矩的演变变化。然后,我们试图将观测结果与旋转演化模型相匹配,假设标准的自旋下降或减弱的磁制动。我们的结论是,$ρ$ CrB的星震年龄与其平均活动水平的预期演变是一致的,削弱制动模型可以更容易地解释其相对较快的旋转速率。未来在一系列光谱类型的分光偏振观测承诺进一步表征磁形态的变化,显然是驱动这种太阳型恒星的中年过渡。

英文摘要:

During the first half of main-sequence lifetimes, the evolution of rotation and magnetic activity in solar-type stars appears to be strongly coupled. Recent observations suggest that rotation rates evolve much more slowly beyond middle-age, while stellar activity continues to decline. We aim to characterize this mid-life transition by combining archival stellar activity data from the Mount Wilson Observatory with asteroseismology from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). For two stars on opposite sides of the transition (88 Leo and $ρ$ CrB), we independently assess the mean activity levels and rotation periods previously reported in the literature. For the less active star ($ρ$ CrB), we detect solar-like oscillations from TESS photometry, and we obtain precise stellar properties from asteroseismic modeling. We derive updated X-ray luminosities for both stars to estimate their mass-loss rates, and we use previously published constraints on magnetic morphology to model the evolutionary change in magnetic braking torque. We then attempt to match the observations with rotational evolution models, assuming either standard spin-down or weakened magnetic braking. We conclude that the asteroseismic age of $ρ$ CrB is consistent with the expected evolution of its mean activity level, and that weakened braking models can more readily explain its relatively fast rotation rate. Future spectropolarimetric observations across a range of spectral types promise to further characterize the shift in magnetic morphology that apparently drives this mid-life transition in solar-type stars.

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