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The variability of H$\alpha$ chromospheric activity of solar-like stars is investigated by using the time-domain data of LAMOST Medium-Resolution Spectroscopic Survey (MRS). We use $R_\mathrm{H\alpha}$ index (ratio of H$\alpha$ luminosity…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-10 Han He , Ali Luo , Haotong Zhang , Song Wang

In asteroseismology an important diagnostic of the evolutionary status of a star is the small frequency separation which is sensitive to the gradient of the mean molecular weight in the stellar interior. It is thus interesting to discuss…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-05 A. Bonanno , E. Corsaro , C. Karoff

Measurements of stellar mass loss rates are used to assess how wind strength varies with coronal activity and age for solar-like stars. Mass loss generally increases with activity, but we find evidence that winds suddenly weaken at a…

The total area coverage by starspots is of interest for a variety of reasons, but direct techniques only provide estimates of this important quantity. Sunspot areas exhibit a lognormal size distribution irrespective of the phase of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 S. K. Solanki , Y. C. Unruh

Aims. Other stars are known to have magnetic cycles similar to that of the Sun. The relationship between these activity variations and the observed radial-velocity is still not satisfactorily understood. In this first paper our aim is to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-09-05 J. Gomes da Silva , N. C. Santos , X. Bonfils , X. Delfosse , T. Forveille , S. Udry

Understanding stellar activity in M dwarfs is fundamental to improving our knowledge of the physics of stellar atmospheres and for planet search programmes. High levels of stellar activity (also with flare events) can cause additional…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-10-07 C. Di Maio , C. Argiroffi , G. Micela , S. Benatti , A. F. Lanza , G. Scandariato , J. Maldonado , A. Maggio , L. Affer , R. Claudi

The determination of chemical abundances from stellar spectra is considered a mature field of astrophysics. Digital spectra of stars are recorded and processed with standard techniques, much like samples in the biological sciences.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 C. Allende Prieto

In low-mass stars, the connection between magnetic activity, rotation period, and age provides key insights into the functioning of dynamos. Fully understanding the activity-rotation-age relationship requires stars with precise fundamental…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-18 C. Pezzotti , J. Bétrisey , G. Buldgen , M. Gilfanov , I. Bikmaev , R. Sunyaev , E. Isık , E. Gosset , N. J. Wright

Context. Comparison studies of Sun-like stars with the Sun suggest an anomalously low photometric variability of the Sun compared to Sun-like stars with similar magnetic activity. Comprehensive understanding of stellar variability is…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-11-21 V. Witzke , A. I. Shapiro , S. K. Solanki , N. A. Krivova , W. Schmutz

The first paper in this series explored the effects of altering the chemical mixture of the stellar population on an element by element basis on stellar evolutionary tracks and isochrones to the end of the red giant branch. This paper…

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

In recent years, there has been a push to understand how chemical composition affects the magnetic activity levels of main sequence low-mass stars. Results indicate that more metal-rich stars are more magnetically active for a given stellar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-05-03 Victor See , Yuxi , Lu , Louis Amard , Julia Roquette

Magnetic fields have been detected in most if not all types of stars across the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. Where present, these fields have the potential to significantly impact the evolution of their host stars. Furthermore, they…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-12-21 A. J. Martin

Apparent variability of the longitudinal magnetic fields in most stars is caused by rotation, which quantitavely changes projection of the magnetic field configuration on the line of sight. This is a purely geometrical effect and is not…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-11-22 V. D. Bychkov , L. V. Bychkova , J Madej

In recent years it has been claimed that the length of stellar activity cycles is determined by the stellar rotation rate. It is observed that the cycle period increases with rotation period along the so-called active and inactive…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-07-12 Timo Reinhold , Robert H. Cameron , Laurent Gizon

We present optical spectroscopy of 710 solar neighborhood stars collected over twenty years to catalog chromospheric activity and search for stellar activity cycles. The California Legacy Survey stars are amenable to exoplanet detection…

Context. Recently our ability to study stars using asteroseismic techniques has increased dramatically, largely through the use of space based photometric observations. Work has also been done using ground based spectroscopic observations…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-10-03 Jesper Schou

In the paper we discuss the possibility of the influence of parametric excitation, in particular, planetary gravitational interaction, on the behavior of stellar magnetic activity cycles. Using the well-known Parker dynamo modeling, we…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-05 M. M. Katsova , F. A. Azizov , V. N. Obridko , D. D. Sokoloff , E. V. Yushkov

Strong magnetic fields are observed in a substantial fraction of upper main sequence stars and white dwarfs. Many such stars are observed to exhibit photometric modulations as the magnetic poles rotate in and out of view, which could be a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-02-22 Jim Fuller , Stephane Mathis

We summarize some of the compelling new scientific opportunities for understanding stars and stellar systems that can be enabled by sub-milliarcsec (sub-mas) angular resolution, UV-Optical spectral imaging observations, which can reveal the…