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乌鸦大星团的多方法年龄确定

A Multi-Method Age Determination for the Ursa Major Moving Group

University of Wisconsin–Madison(威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校);University of Michigan(密歇根大学);Massachusetts Institute of Technology(麻省理工学院)

Julia Sheffler, Max Clark, Melinda Soares-Furtado, Adam Distler, Ritvik Sai Narayan, Jenna Karcheski, Kenneth Nordsieck

AI总结:

通过多方法确定乌鸦大星团年龄为约400 Myr,揭示其主导群体形成时间,为恒星与行星演化研究提供基准。

摘要:

乌鸦大星团(UMa)是离我们最近的恒星协会之一,但其年龄却存在争议,已发表的估计范围从2亿年到10亿年不等。我们利用迄今为止最大的候选UMa成员样本,进行了全面的年龄分析。利用Gaia DR3,我们识别出1172颗距离太阳100 parsec以内的恒星,其三维运动学特征与群体成员一致。我们通过三种独立方法确定UMa主导群体的年龄:锂等宽(393.6±85.1 Myr)、陀螺chronology(428±93 Myr)和光度变异性指标(449±114 Myr)。三种方法得出一致的年龄为418±32 Myr。虽然我们的运动学选择包括共享UMa空间运动但并非同时代成员的场星,但一致的年龄确定清楚地识别出一个共同形成于约400 Myr前的主导群体。这些恒星对于研究恒星自转、磁场活动演化和锂耗尽具有重要意义。像HD~63433这样的系统,一个年轻的多行星宿主,进一步说明了UMa作为早期行星系统演化的实验室的价值。我们扩展的运动学候选名单为光谱学成员确认、群体结构和化学的精确测绘以及未来恒星和行星演化的研究奠定了基础。

英文摘要:

The Ursa Major Moving Group (UMa) is one of the closest stellar associations, yet its age has remained controversial, with published estimates ranging from 200 Myr to 1 Gyr. We present a comprehensive age analysis using the largest sample of candidate UMa members to date. Using Gaia DR3, we identify 1172 stars within 100 pc of the Sun with 3D kinematic motions consistent with group membership. We determine the age of UMa's dominant population using three independent methods: lithium equivalent widths $(393.6^{+85.1}_{-80.9}\,\mathrm{Myr})$, gyrochronology $(428 \pm 93\,\mathrm{Myr})$, and photometric variability indicators $(449^{+114}_{-79}\,\mathrm{Myr})$. The three methods converge on a consistent age of $418^{+32}_{-34}\,\mathrm{Myr}$. While our kinematic selection includes field stars that share UMa's space motion but are not coeval members, the convergent age determinations clearly identify a dominant population that formed together approximately 400 Myr ago. These stars are important benchmarks for studies of stellar rotation, magnetic activity evolution, and lithium depletion. The presence of systems such as HD~63433, a young multiplanet host within the group, further illustrates the value of UMa as a laboratory for early planetary system evolution. Our expanded catalog of kinematic candidates lays the groundwork for spectroscopic membership confirmation, refined mapping of the group's structure and chemistry, and future investigations of both stellar and planetary evolution at this key epoch.

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