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Asteroseismology provides a unique tool for studying stellar interiors. Recently p modes have been detected on the bright solar-like star alpha Cen A thanks to high-precision radial-velocity measurements. However a better characterisation…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 M. Bazot , F. Bouchy , H. Kjeldsen , S. Charpinet , M. Laymand , S. Vauclair

Observations of pressure-gravity mixed modes, combined with a theoretical framework for understanding mode formation, can yield a wealth of information about deep stellar interiors. In this paper, we seek to develop a formalism for treating…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-01-08 Shyeh Tjing Loi , John C. B. Papaloizou

Quantitative helio- and asteroseismology require very precise measurements of the frequencies, amplitudes, and lifetimes of the global modes of stellar oscillation. It is common knowledge that the precision of these measurements depends on…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Thorsten Stahn , Laurent Gizon

The detection of mixed modes in subgiants and red giants by the CoRoT and \emph{Kepler} space-borne missions allows us to investigate the internal structure of evolved low-mass stars. In particular, the measurement of the mean core rotation…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 K. Belkacem , J. P. Marques , M. J. Goupil , B. Mosser , T. Sonoi , R. M. Ouazzani , M. A. Dupret , S. Mathis , M. Grosjean

Mode fitting or "peak-bagging" is an important procedure in helioseismology allowing one to determine the various mode parameters of solar oscillations. Here we describe a way of reducing the systematic bias in the fits of certain mode…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 S. T. Fletcher , W. J. Chaplin , Y. Elsworth , R. New

We briefly review progress in developing a pathway to nonlinear astereoseismology, both from theoretical and observational aspects. As predicted by the theory of weak nonlinear interactions between resonant modes, their amplitude and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-02-07 Weikai Zong , Stéphane Charpinet , Gérard Vauclair , Jian-Ning Fu , Xiao-Yu Ma

The aim of this paper is to investigate whether there are any 11-yr or quasi-biennial solar cycle-related variations in solar rotational splitting frequencies of low-degree solar p modes. Although no 11-yr signals were observed, variations…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 Anne-Marie Broomhall , David Salabert , William J. Chaplin , Rafael A. Garcia , Yvonne Elsworth , Rachel Howe , Savita Mathur

The characterisation of stellar cores may be accomplished through the modelling of asteroseismic data from stars exhibiting either gravity-mode or mixed-mode pulsations, potentially shedding light on the physical processes responsible for…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-09-25 M. S. Cunha , P. P. Avelino , J. Christensen-Dalsgaard , D. Stello , M. Vrard , C. Jiang , B. Mosser

Our knowledge of the dynamics of stars has undergone a revolution thanks to the simultaneous large amount of high-quality photometric observations collected by space-based asteroseismology and ground-based high-precision spectropolarimetry.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-03-24 Stéphane Mathis , Lisa Bugnet , Vincent Prat , Kyle Augustson , Savita Mathur , Rafael A. Garcia

Despite more and more observational data, stellar acoustic oscillation modes are not well understood as soon as rotation cannot be treated perturbatively. In a way similar to semiclassical theory in quantum physics, we use acoustic ray…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-09-16 M. Pasek , B. Georgeot , F. Lignieres , D. R. Reese

Since the detection of non-radial solar-like oscillation modes in red giants with the CoRoT satellite, the interest in the asteroseismic properties of red giants and the link with their global properties and internal structure is…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-08-22 Josefina Montalbán , Arlette Noels

Context. When leaving the main sequence (MS) for the red-giant branch (RGB), subgiant stars undergo fast structural changes. Consequently, their observed oscillation spectra mirror these changes, constituting key tracers of stellar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-02-28 M. Farnir , M. -A. Dupret , G. Buldgen

Massive (>~ 8 solar masses) stars are the progenitors of many astrophysical systems, yet key aspects of their structure and evolution are poorly understood. Asteroseismology has the potential to solve these open puzzles, however, sampling…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-12-14 Noi Shitrit , Iair Arcavi

In helioseismology, there is a well-known offset between observed and computed oscillation frequencies. This offset is known to arise from improper modeling of the near-surface layers of the Sun, and a similar effect must occur for models…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Hans Kjeldsen , Timothy R. Bedding , Joergen Christensen-Dalsgaard

Context. The synergy between close binary stars and asteroseismology enables constraints on mass-transfer episodes and their consequences for internal structure, rotation profiles, and oscillation modes. Aims. We investigate how mass…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-21 Tao Wu , Zhao Guo , Yan Li

In order to make astroseismology a powerful tool to explore stellar interiors, different numerical codes should give the same oscillation frequencies for the same input physics. This work is devoted to test, compare and, if needed, optimize…

Solar oscillation frequencies change with the level of magnetic activity. Localizing subsurface magnetic field concentrations in the Sun with helioseismology will help us to understand the solar dynamo. Because the magnetic fields are not…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-02-28 René Kiefer , Markus Roth

Frequencies of acoustic and mixed modes in red giant stars are now determined with high precision thanks to the long continuous observations provided by the NASA Kepler mission. Here we consider the eigenfrequencies of nineteen…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-06-22 F. Perez Hernandez , R. A. Garcia , E. Corsaro , S. A. Triana , J. De Ridder

Recently the number of main-sequence and subgiant stars exhibiting solar-like oscillations that are resolved into individual mode frequencies has increased dramatically. While only a few such data sets were available for detailed modeling…

PBjam is an open-source software package for measuring mode frequencies of solar-like oscillators. These frequencies help constrain stellar evolution models to precisely estimate masses, radii, and ages of stars. The overall aim of PBjam is…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-26 M. B. Nielsen , J. M. J. Ong , E. J. Hatt , G. R. Davies , W. J. Chaplin , G. T. Hookway , A. Stokholm , O. J. Scutt , M. N. Lund , R. A. Garcıa