English
Related papers

Related papers: Long period Ap stars discovered with TESS data

200 papers

The rotation periods of the magnetic Ap stars span five to six orders of magnitude. Period differentiation must have taken place at the pre-main sequence stage, but the physical processes that lead to it remain elusive. The study of Ap…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-04-20 G. Mathys , D. W. Kurtz , D. L. Holdsworth

The rotation periods of Ap stars span more than five orders of magnitude. The physical origin of this differentiation remains poorly understood. The consideration of the most slowly rotating Ap stars represents a promising approach to gain…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-12-05 G. Mathys , D. L. Holdsworth , D. W. Kurtz

The rotation periods of Ap stars range over five to six orders of magnitude. The origin of their differentiation remains unknown. We carry out a systematic study of the longest period Ap stars to gain insight into their properties. We…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-12 Gautier Mathys , Daniel L. Holdsworth , Marina Giarrusso , Donald W. Kurtz. Giovanni Catanzaro , Francesco Leone

We present the first results from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) on the rotational and pulsational variability of magnetic chemically peculiar A-type stars. We analyse TESS 2-min cadence data from sectors 1 and 2 on a…

To gain better understanding of the Ap stars with the longest rotation periods, we obtained high resolution spectra of a sample of super-slowly rotating Ap (ssrAp) star candidates identified by a TESS photometric survey, to confirm that…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-10-07 G. Mathys , D. L. Holdsworth , M. Giarrusso , D. W. Kurtz , G. Catanzaro , F. Leone

We present the results of a systematic search for new rapidly oscillating Ap (roAp) stars using the 2-min cadence data collected by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) during its Cycle 1 observations. We identify 12 new roAp…

Stellar rotation is a fundamental tracer of stellar magnetic evolution, age, and activity, with broad implications for Galactic archaeology and exoplanet characterization. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) provides…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-04 Andrew W. Boyle , Luke G. Bouma , Andrew W. Mann

We present the results of a systematic search of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) 2-min cadence data for new rapidly oscillating Ap (roAp) stars observed during the Cycle 2 phase of its mission. We find seven new roAp stars…

The TESS mission delivers time-series photometry for millions of stars across the sky, offering a probe into stellar astrophysics, including rotation, on a population scale. However, light curve systematics related to the satellite's…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-01-12 Zachary R. Claytor , Jennifer L. van Saders , Lyra Cao , Marc H. Pinsonneault , Johanna Teske , Rachael L. Beaton

One of the most intriguing properties of the Ap (and Bp) stars is their slow rotation, compared to the superficially normal main-sequence stars in the same temperature range. In recent years, it has emerged that several percent of the Ap…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-12-13 Gautier Mathys

During its 2-year Prime Mission, TESS observed over 232,000 stars at a 2-min cadence across ~70% of the sky. These data provide a record of photometric variability across a range of astrophysically interesting time scales, probing stellar…

We present the results of a systematic study of the magnetic fields and other properties of the Ap stars with resolved magnetically split lines. This study is based on new measurements of the mean magnetic field modulus, the mean…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-04-26 G. Mathys

The rapidly oscillating chemically peculiar A-type (roAp) stars offer valuable insights into the internal physical processes of all stars, but their study is challenged by their rarity. The large-scale TESS surveys have allowed for the…

In our previous study of low mass stars using TESS, we found a handful which show a periodic modulation on a period <1 d but also displayed no flaring activity. Here we present the results of a systematic search for Ultra Fast Rotators…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-07-22 G. Ramsay , J. G. Doyle , L. Doyle

Since the end of 2018, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) provides high-quality space data on stellar photometry to the astronomical community. We present the results of an analysis of TESS photometric data for known slowly…

The rapidly oscillating Ap stars are of importance for studying the atmospheric structure of stars where the process of chemical element diffusion is significant. We have performed a survey for rapid oscillations in a sample of 9 luminous…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 L. M. Freyhammer , D. W. Kurtz , M. S. Cunha , G. Mathys , V. G. Elkin , J. D. Riley

We have searched for stellar activity cycles in late low mass M dwarfs (M0--M6) located in the TESS north and south continuous viewing zones using data from sectors 1--61 (Cycle 1 to part way through Cycle 5). We utilise TESS-SPOC data…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-09-25 Gavin Ramsay , Pasi Hakala , J. Gerry Doyle

Stellar rotation is a complex function of mass, metallicity, and age and can be altered by binarity. To understand the importance of these parameters in main sequence stars, we have assembled a sample of observations that spans a range of…

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered over 6700 nearby exoplanets candidates using the transit method through its all-sky survey. Characterizing the kinematic properties and identifying variable stars for the TESS…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-04 Di Wu , Di-Chang Chen , Ji-Wei Xie , Ji-Lin Zhou , Hai-Feng Wang , Weikai Zong , Subo Dong , Maosheng Xiang , A-Li Luo

Since the end of 2018, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has provided stellar photometry to the astronomical community. We have used TESS data to study rotational modulation in the light curves of a sample of chemically…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-10-12 O. Kobzar , V. Khalack , D. Bohlender , G. Mathys , M. E. Shultz , D. M. Bowman , E. Paunzen , C. Lovekin , A. David-Uraz , J. Sikora , P. Lampens , O. Richard
‹ Prev 1 2 3 10 Next ›