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We present a homogeneous spectroscopic analysis of confirmed K2 mission exoplanet-hosting stars, comprising 301 targets with high-resolution optical spectra from HIRES and TRES taken from ExoFOP. We derived effective temperatures, surface…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-22 V. Loaiza-Tacuri , Diogo Souto , F. Quispe-Huaynasi , Katia Cunha , S. Daflon , Ellen Costa-Almeida , V. V. Smith , Luan Ghezzi

The physical properties of transiting exoplanets are connected with the physical properties of their host stars. We present a homogeneous spectroscopic analysis based on spectra of FGK-type stars observed with the Hydra spectrograph on the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-04-05 V. Loaiza-Tacuri , Katia Cunha , Verne V. Smith , Cintia F. Martinez , Luan Ghezzi , Simon C. Schuler , Johanna Teske , Steve B. Howell

By using the LAMOST time-domain survey data, we study stellar activities based on the $\rm{H_{\alpha}}$ lines for about 2000 stars in four $K$2 plates. Two indices, $R_{\rm{H\alpha}}^{'}$ and $R_{\rm{H\alpha}}^{+}$, are computed from LAMOST…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-01-04 Henggeng Han , Song Wang , Yu Bai , Huiqin Yang , Xiangsong Fang , Jifeng Liu

We gathered high resolution spectra for an ensemble of 55 bright active and inactive stars using the ARC 3.5 m Telescope Echelle Spectrograph at Apache Point Observatory ($R\approx$31,500). We measured spectroscopic effective temperatures,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 Brett M. Morris , Jason L. Curtis , Charli Sakari , Suzanne L. Hawley , Eric Agol

We present chromospheric CaII activity measurements, rotation periods and ages for ~1200 F-, G-, K-, and M- type main-sequence stars from ~18,000 archival spectra taken at Keck and Lick Observatories as a part of the California and Carnegie…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Jason T. Wright , Geoffrey W. Marcy , R. Paul Butler , Steve S. Vogt

Context: Chromospheric activity produces both photometric and spectroscopic variations that can be mistaken as planets. Large spots crossing the stellar disc can produce planet-like periodic variations in the light curve of a star. These…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 R. Martinez-Arnaiz , J. Maldonado , D. Montes , C. Eiroa , B. Montesinos

Previous measurements of stellar properties for K2 stars in the Ecliptic Plane Input Catalog (EPIC; Huber et al. 2016) largely relied on photometry and proper motion measurements, with some added information from available spectra and…

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…

Surveys of exoplanet host stars are valuable tools for assessing population level trends in exoplanets, and their outputs can include stellar ages, activity, and rotation periods. We extracted chromospheric activity measurements from the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-01-22 Howard Isaacson , Stephen R. Kane , Brad Carter , Andrew W. Howard , Lauren Weiss , Erik A. Petigura , Benjamin Fulton

The dependence of stellar magnetic activity on stellar parameters would be inspired by the chromospheric activity studies based on the large-scale spectroscopic surveys. The Ca II H and K lines are employed to construct indicators for…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-07-31 Weitao Zhang , Jun Zhang , Han He , Ali Luo , Haotong Zhang

Spectropolarimetric data allow for simultaneous monitoring of stellar chromospheric $\log{R^{\prime}_{\rm{HK}}}$ activity and the surface-averaged longitudinal magnetic field, $B_l$, giving the opportunity to probe the relationship between…

We study the differences in chromospheric structure induced in K stars by stellar activity, to expand our previous work for G stars, including the Sun as a star. We selected six stars of spectral type K with 0.82$<B-V<$0.90, including the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 Mariela Vieytes , Pablo Mauas , Rodrigo Diaz

Based on the Ca\,II H and K lines observed by LAMOST, we employ the photospheric ($R'_{\rm HK}$) and basal ($R^+_{\rm HK,L}$) flux calibrated chromospheric activity indices to examine the relationship between chromospheric activity and the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-05 Weitao Zhang , Han He , Jun Zhang

High resolution echelle spectra of PW And (HD~1405) have been taken during eight observing runs from 1999 to 2002. The detailed analysis of the spectra allow us to determine its spectral type (K2V), mean heliocentric radial velocity (V_hel…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 J. Lopez-Santiago , D. Montes , M. J. Fernandez-Figueroa , L. W. Ramsey

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

We present chromospheric activity index $S\rm_{HK}$ measurements for over 13,000 F, G and K disk stars with high signal-to-noise ratio ($>$ 60) spectra in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Data Release 7 (DR7) spectroscopic sample. A…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 J. K. Zhao , T. D. Oswalt , G. Zhao , Q. H. Lu , A. L. Luo , L. Y. Zhang

We present the results from high-resolution spectroscopic measurements to determine metallicities and activities of bright stars in the southern hemisphere. We have measured the iron abundances ([Fe/H]) and chromospheric emission indices…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 J. S. Jenkins , H. R. A. Jones , Y. Pavlenko , D. J. Pinfield , J. R. Barnes , Y. Lyubchik

Context. Searching for extrasolar planets through radial velocity measurements relies on the stability of stellar photospheres. Aims. We aim at characterizing the statistical properties of magnetic activity cycles, and studying their impact…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-07-28 C. Lovis , X. Dumusque , N. C. Santos , F. Bouchy , M. Mayor , F. Pepe , D. Queloz , D. Ségransan , S. Udry

Monitoring chromospheric and photospheric indexes of magnetic activity can provide valuable information, especially the interaction between different parts of the atmosphere and their response to magnetic fields. We extract chromospheric…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-02-25 Jinghua Zhang , Shaolan Bi , Yaguang Li , Jie Jiang , Tanda Li , Han He , Jie Yu , Shourya Khanna , Zhishuai Ge , Kang Liu , Zhijia Tian , Yaqian Wu , Xianfei Zhang

The distribution of stellar $\mathrm{H}\alpha$ chromospheric activity with respect to stellar atmospheric parameters (effective temperature $T_\mathrm{eff}$, surface gravity $\log\,g$, and metallicity $\mathrm{[Fe/H]}$) and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-08-01 Han He , Weitao Zhang , Haotong Zhang , Song Wang , Ali Luo , Jun Zhang
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