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The entire evolution of the Milky Way, including its mass-assembly and star-formation history, is imprinted onto the chemo-dynamical distribution function of its member stars, f(x, v, [X/H]), in the multi-dimensional phase space spanned by…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-18 Kohei Hattori , Yuzuru Yoshii , Timothy C. Beers , Daniela Carollo , Young Sun Lee

I discuss observations of two traditional age indicators, chromospheric activity and kinematics, in late-M and L dwarfs near the hydrogen-burning limit. The frequency and strength of chromospheric activity disappears rapidly as a function…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 John E. Gizis

In a volume-limited sample of 63 ultracool dwarfs of spectral type M7-M9.5, we have obtained high-resolution spectroscopy with UVES at the Very Large Telescope and HIRES at Keck Observatory. In this second paper, we present projected…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 Ansgar Reiners , Gibor Basri

Context. M dwarfs are an ideal laboratory for hunting Earth-like planets, and the study of chromospheric activity is an important part of this task. On the one hand, its short-term activity show high levels of magnetic activity that can…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-30 R. V. Ibañez Bustos , A. P. Buccino , N. Nardetto , D. Mourard , M. Flores , P. J. D. Mauas

Aims: We present a compilation of spectroscopic data from a survey of 144 chromospherically active young stars in the solar neighborhood which may be used to investigate different aspects of the formation and evolution of the solar…

We have combined 2MASS and POSS II data in a search for nearby ultracool (later than M6.5) dwarfs with K_s<12. Spectroscopic follow-up observations identify 53 M7 to M9.5 dwarfs and seven L dwarfs. The observed space density is 0.0045 +-…

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

We are obtaining spectra, spectral types and basic physical parameters for the nearly 3600 dwarf and giant stars earlier than M0 in the Hipparcos catalog within 40pc of the Sun. Here we report on results for 1676 stars in the southern…

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

Large numbers of low-to-medium resolution spectra of M-type dwarf stars from both the local Galactic disk and halo are available from various surveys. In order to fully exploit these data, we develop a template-fit method using a set of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-03-11 Neda Hejazi , Sebastien Lepine , Derek Homeier , R. Michael Rich , Michael M. Shara

Using new and archival spectra from the Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph, we have searched for evidence of chromospheric and transition region emission in six stars of mid- to late-A spectral type. Two of the stars, alpha Aql (A7 IV-V)…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 Frederick M. Walter , Lynn D. Matthews , Jeffrey L. Linsky

$\require{mediawiki-texvc}$A stellar chromospheric activity database of solar-like stars is constructed based on the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) Low-Resolution Spectroscopic Survey (LRS). The database…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-11-16 Weitao Zhang , Jun Zhang , Han He , Zhiping Song , Ali Luo , Haotong Zhang

The high-energy emission from low-mass stars is mediated by the magnetic dynamo. Although the mechanisms by which fully convective stars generate large-scale magnetic fields are not well understood, it is clear that, as for solar-type…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-01-11 Elisabeth R. Newton , Jonathan Irwin , David Charbonneau , Perry Berlind , Michael L. Calkins , Jessica Mink

We present a spectroscopic study and dynamical analysis of ~2600 M7 dwarfs. We confirm our previous finding that the fraction of magnetically active stars decreases with vertical distance from the Galactic plane. We also show that the mean…

New space missions (e.g., NASA-TESS and ESA-PLATO) will perform an analysis of bright stars in large fields of the celestial sphere searching for extraterrestrial planets. Asteroseismic observations will search for exoplanet-hosting stars…

We consider the effect of stellar activity, as measured by X-ray luminosity, on metallicities of Solar-neighborhood F and G dwarfs derived from Stromgren photometry. Rocha-Pinto & Maciel found evidence that Stromgren colors systematically…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Sarah L. Martell , Graeme H. Smith

The emergence of the disc in our Galaxy and the relation of the thick and thin disc formation and evolution is still a matter of debate. The chemo-dynamical characterization of disc stars is key to resolve this question, in particular at…

Observational studies have identified several sub-structures in different regions of the Magellanic Clouds, the nearest pair of interacting dwarf satellites of the Milky Way. By studying the metallicity of the sources in these…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-01-14 Abinaya O. Omkumar , Smitha Subramanian , Maria-Rosa L. Cioni , Jos de Bruijne

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 have performed a differential, line-by-line, chemical abundance analysis, ultimately relative to the Sun, of nine very metal-poor main sequence halo stars, near [Fe/H]=$-$2 dex. Our abundances range from…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-04-05 Erin O'Malley , Andrew McWilliam , Brian Chaboyer , Ian Thompson