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The rotation-activity connection explains stellar activity in terms of rotation and convective overturn time. It is well established in stars of spectral types F--K and in M-type stars of young clusters. It is not established in field…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Ansgar Reiners

We report the results of our HST snapshot survey with the ACS HRC PR200L prism, designed to measure the near-UV emission in a sample of nearby M dwarfs. 33 stars were observed, spanning the mass range from 0.1 - 0.6 solar masses (T_eff ~…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Lucianne M. Walkowicz , Christopher M. Johns-Krull , Suzanne L. Hawley

A solar active region (AR) is a three-dimensional magnetic structure formed in the convection zone, whose property is fundamentally important for determining the coronal structure and solar activity when emerged. However, our knowledge on…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-01-22 Georgios Chintzoglou , Jie Zhang

The objective of this paper is to investigate whether a convective dynamo can account quantitatively for the observed lower limit of X-ray surface flux in solar-type main sequence stars. Our approach is to use 3D numerical simulations of a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 D. J. Bercik , G. H. FIsher , C. M. Johns-Krull , W. P. Abbett

Stellar chromospheric activity serves as a valuable proxy for estimating stellar ages, though its applicable range and accurate functional form are still debated. In this study, utilizing the LAMOST spectra we compiled a catalog of open…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-27 Henggeng Han , Song Wang , Xue Li , Chuanjie Zheng , Jiahui Wang , Jifeng Liu

A new grid of detailed atmosphere model spectra for hot and moderately cool subdwarf stars is presented. High-resolution spectra and synthetic photometry are calculated in the range from 1000{\AA} to 10,000{\AA} using Non-LTE fully…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-10-07 Thayse A. Pacheco , Marcos P. Diaz , Ronaldo S. Levenhagen , Paula R. T. Coelho

Oxygen abundance measurements are important for understanding stellar structure and evolution. Measured in Cepheids, they further provide clues on the metallicity gradient and chemo-dynamical evolution in the Galaxy. However, most of the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-04-18 V. Vasilyev , A. M. Amarsi , H. -G. Ludwig , B. Lemasle

In the current concordance cosmology small halos are expected to be completely dark and can significantly perturb low-mass galaxies during minor merger interactions. These interactions may well contribute to the diversity of the dwarf…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-11-02 Tjitske K. Starkenburg , Amina Helmi , Laura V. Sales

M dwarf stars are excellent candidates around which to search for exoplanets, including temperate, Earth-sized planets. To evaluate the photochemistry of the planetary atmosphere, it is essential to characterize the UV spectral energy…

The M-dwarf AD Leonis has been observed with the Reflection Grating Spectrometers and the European Photon Imaging Camera aboard XMM-Newton and also with the Low Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer aboard the Chandra X-ray Observatory.…

I describe recent progress in terms of 3D hydrodynamical model atmospheres and 3D line formation and their applications to stellar abundance analyses of late-type stars. Such 3D studies remove the free parameters inherent in classical 1D…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Martin Asplund

It is clearly established that the Sun has an 11-year cycle that is caused by its internal magnetic field. This cycle is also observed in a sample of M dwarfs. In the framework of exoplanet detection or atmospheric characterisation of…

To test theoretical models of massive star formation it is important to compare their predictions with observed systems. To this end, we conduct CO molecular line radiative transfer post-processing of 3D magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD)…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-03-11 Duo Xu , Jonathan C. Tan , Jan E. Staff , Jon P. Ramsey , Yichen Zhang , Kei E. Tanaka

M dwarfs are known to host magnetic fields, impacting exoplanet studies and playing a key role in stellar and planetary formation and evolution. Observations revealed the long-term evolution of the large-scale magnetic field reconstructed…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-08-07 P. I. Cristofari , J. -F. Donati , S. Bellotti , É. Artigau , A. Carmona , C. Moutou , X. Delfosse , P. Petit , B. Finociety , J. Dias do Nascimento

We model the atmospheres and spectra of Earth-like planets orbiting the entire grid of M dwarfs for active and inactive stellar models with $T_{eff}$ = 2300K to $T_{eff}$ = 3800K and for six observed MUSCLES M dwarfs with UV radiation data.…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-19 S. Rugheimer , L. Kaltenegger , A. Segura , J. Linsky , S. Mohanty

We apply a flexible parametric model, a combination of generalized Plummer profiles, to infer the shapes of the stellar density profiles of the Milky Way's satellite dwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSphs). We apply this model to 40 dSphs using…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-03-26 A. G. Moskowitz , M. G. Walker

Despite the lack of a shear-rich tachocline region low-mass fully convective stars are capable of generating strong magnetic fields, indicating that a dynamo mechanism fundamentally different from the solar dynamo is at work in these…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-11-11 Rakesh K. Yadav , Ulrich R. Christensen , Julien Morin , Thomas Gastine , Ansgar Reiners , Katja Poppenhaeger , Scott J. Wolk

Context. The surface structures and dynamics of cool stars are characterized by the presence of convective motions and turbulent flows which shape the emergent spectrum. Aims. We used realistic three-dimensional radiative hydrodynamical…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-03-14 A. Chiavassa , L. Casagrande , R. Collet , Z. Magic , L. Bigot , F. Thevenin , M. Asplund

We present an analysis of all single white dwarf stars known to exhibit spectroscopic signatures of neutral helium line splitting due to the presence of a strong magnetic field. Using state-of-the-art models taking into account the effects…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-02-01 François Hardy , Patrick Dufour , Stefan Jordan

The ability to perform detailed chemical analysis of Sun-like F-, G-, and K-type stars is a powerful tool with many applications including studying the chemical evolution of the Galaxy and constraining planet formation theories.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-12-20 Mark J. Veyette , Philip S. Muirhead , Andrew W. Mann , John M. Brewer , France Allard , Derek Homeier
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