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The subdwarf B (sdB) star V391 Peg oscillates in short-period p modes and long-period g modes, making it one of the three known hybrids among sdBs. As a by-product of the effort to measure secular period changes in the p modes due to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 S. Schuh , R. Kruspe , R. Lutz , R. Silvotti

For main-sequence stars beyond spectral type M5 the characteristics of magnetic activity common to warmer solar-like stars change into the brown-dwarf domain: the surface magnetic field becomes more dipolar and the evolution of the field…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 C. J. Schrijver

TIC 277539431, a fast rotating M7 dwarf, was detected to host the highest latitude flare to date at $81^\circ$. Magnetic activity like stellar flares occurring at high latitude indicate occurrence of coronal loops at these latitudes on…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-11 Desmond Dsouza , Katja Poppenhaeger , Ekaterina Ilin

In-situ measurements by several spacecraft have revealed that the solar wind is frequently perturbed by transient structures (magnetic folds, jets, waves, flux-ropes) that propagate rapidly away from the Sun over large distances. Parker…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-09-15 R. F. Pinto , N. Poirier , A. P. Rouillard , A. Kouloumvakos , L. Griton , N. Fargette , R. Kieokaew , B. Lavraud , A. S. Brun

Polarimetric light curves of Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*) sometimes exhibit loops in the Stokes $Q$ and $U$ plane over time, often interpreted as orbiting hotspot motion. In this work, we apply the differential geometry of planar curves to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-15 Angelo Ricarte , Nicholas S. Conroy , Maciek Wielgus , Daniel Palumbo , Razieh Emami , Chi-kwan Chan

We use 5,337 spectroscopic $v \sin i$ measurements of Kepler dwarfs and subgiants from the APOGEE survey to study stellar rotation trends. We find a detection threshold of 10 km/s, which allows us to explore the spindown of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-08-05 Gregory V. A. Simonian , Marc H. Pinsonneault , Donald M. Terndrup , Jennifer L. van Saders

We present a technique that combines Zeeman Doppler imaging (ZDI) principles with a potential field mapping prescription in order to gain more information about the surface field topology of rapid rotators. This technique is an improvement…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 G. A. J. Hussain , A. A. van Ballegooijen , M. Jardine , A. Collier Cameron

The elemental composition of the Sun's hot atmosphere, the corona, shows a distinctive pattern that is different than the underlying surface, or photosphere (Pottasch 1963). Elements that are easy to ionize in the chromosphere are enhanced…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-05-18 David H. Brooks , Deborah Baker , Lidia van Driel-Gesztelyi , Harry P. Warren , Stephanie L. Yardley

Aims. We aim to investigate the long-term temporal evolution of the magnetic field of the solar-type star \xi Bootis A, both from direct magnetic field measurements and from the simultaneous estimate of indirect activity indicators.…

We investigate the morphology and temporal variability of a quiet Sun network region in different solar layers. The emission in several EUV spectral lines through both raster and slot time series, recorded by EIS/Hinode is studied along…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-03-26 Ioannis Kontogiannis , Costis Gontikakis , Georgia Tsiropoula , Kostas Tziotziou

We analyze HST/GHRS spectra of AB Doradus, the prototypical ultra-rapidly rotating K dwarf. We observed chromospheric (Mg II) and transition region (C II, Si IV, C IV, and N V) lines periodically throughout the stellar rotation period, and…

Low-mass ultrafast rotators show the typical signatures of magnetic activity and are known to produce flares, probably as a result of magnetic reconnection. As a consequence, the coronae of these stars exhibit very large X-ray luminosities…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-05-31 S. Lalitha , J. H. M. M. Schmitt , K. P. Singh

Early-type stars have convective cores due to a steep temperature gradient produced by the CNO cycle. These cores can host dynamos, and the generated magnetic fields can be relevant to explain the magnetism observed in Ap/Bp stars. Our main…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-11-27 J. P. Hidalgo , P. J. Käpylä , D. R. G Schleicher , C. A. Ortiz-Rodríguez , F. H. Navarrete

The dynamical response of the solar corona to surface and sub-surface perturbations depends on the chromospheric stratification, and specifically on how efficiently these layers reflect or transmit incoming Alfv\'en waves. While it would be…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 R. F. Pinto , R. Grappin , M. Velli , A. Verdini

Context. Asteroseismic studies showed that cores of post main-sequence stars rotate slower than theoretically predicted by stellar models with purely hydrodynamical transport processes. Recent studies on main sequence stars, particularly…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-08-30 F. D. Moyano , P. Eggenberger , S. J. A. J. Salmon , J. S. G. Mombarg , S. Ekström

Spectral signatures of surface spots were recently discovered from high cadence observations of the A star Vega. We aim at constraining the surface distribution of these photospheric inhomogeneities, and investigating a possible short term…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-10-11 P. Petit , E. M. Hébrard , T. Böhm , C. P. Folsom , F. Lignières

OB stars are known to exhibit various types of wind variability, as detected in their ultraviolet spectra, amongst which are the ubiquitous discrete absorption components (DACs). These features have been associated with large-scale…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-08-19 Alexandre David-Uraz , Gregg A. Wade , Veronique Petit , Asif ud-Doula

Context: The internal rotation of the Sun constitutes a fundamental constraint when modelling angular momentum transport in stellar interiors. In addition to the more external regions of the solar radiative zone probed by pressure modes,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-11-20 P. Eggenberger , G. Buldgen , S. J. A. J Salmon

Helioseismology revealed an increase in the rotation rate with depth just beneath the solar surface. The relative magnitude of the radial shear is almost constant with latitude. This rotational state can be interpreted as a consequence of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-06-01 Leonid Kitchatinov

We outline some of the highlights of the scientific case for the advancement of stellar high energy physics using the Line Emission Mapper X-ray Probe ({\it LEM}). The key to advancements with LEM lie in its large effective area -- up to…