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astro-ph.SR2011★ 2 cited

The Observatorio del Teide welcomes SONG: The Stellar Observations Network Group

O. L. Creevey, F. Grundahl, P. L. Pallé +6

The Stellar Observations Network Group (SONG) is an international network project aiming to place eight 1-m robotic telescopes around the globe, with the primary objectives of stud…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 72 cited

Oscillation mode linewidths of main-sequence and subgiant stars observed by Kepler

T. Appourchaux, O. Benomar, M. Gruberbauer +20

Solar-like oscillations have been observed by {\it Kepler} and CoRoT in several solar-type stars. We study the variations of stellar p-mode linewidth as a function of effective tem…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 511 cited

Fast core rotation in red-giant stars revealed by gravity-dominated mixed modes

Paul G. Beck, Josefina Montalban, Thomas Kallinger +21

When the core hydrogen is exhausted during stellar evolution, the central region of a star contracts and the outer envelope expands and cools, giving rise to a red giant, in which…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 126 cited

Kepler-21b: A 1.6REarth Planet Transiting the Bright Oscillating F Subgiant Star HD 179070

Steve B. Howell, Jason F. Rowe, Stephen T. Bryson +63

We present Kepler observations of the bright (V=8.3), oscillating star HD 179070. The observations show transit-like events which reveal that the star is orbited every 2.8 days by…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 46 cited

Fundamental properties of five Kepler stars using global asteroseismic quantities and ground-based observations

O. L. Creevey, G. Dogan, A. Frasca +34

We present an asteroseismic study of the solar-like stars KIC 11395018, KIC 10273246, KIC 10920273, KIC 10339342, and KIC 11234888 using short-cadence time series of more than eigh…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 33 cited

Characterizing Lenses and Lensed Stars of High-Magnification Single-lens Gravitational Microlensing Events With Lenses Passing Over Source Stars

J. -Y. Choi, I. -G. Shin, S. -Y. Park +148

We present the analysis of the light curves of 9 high-magnification single-lens gravitational microlensing events with lenses passing over source stars, including OGLE-2004-BLG-254…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 5 cited

Kepler asteroseismology of red-giant stars

J. Christensen-Dalsgaard

The Kepler mission, launched in March 2009, has revolutionized asteroseismology, providing detailed observations of thousands of stars. This has allowed in-depth analysis of stars…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 4 cited

On a new theoretical calibration of the Stroemgren hk metallicity index: NGC6522 as a first test case

A. Calamida, G. Bono, C. Corsi +11

We present a new theoretical calibration of the Stroemgren metallicity index hk by using alpha-enhanced evolutionary models transformed into the observational plane by using atmosp…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 30 cited

Solar-like oscillations in the G9.5 subgiant beta Aquilae

E. Corsaro, F. Grundahl, S. Leccia +3

An interesting asteroseismic target is the G9.5 IV solar-like star beta Aql. This is an ideal target for asteroseismic investigations, because precise astrometric measurements are…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 65 cited

Asteroseismic diagrams from a survey of solar-like oscillations with Kepler

Timothy R. White, Timothy R. Bedding, Dennis Stello +30

Photometric observations made by the NASA Kepler Mission have led to a dramatic increase in the number of main-sequence and subgiant stars with detected solar-like oscillations. We…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 282 cited

A Revised Effective Temperature Scale for the Kepler Input Catalog

Marc H. Pinsonneault, Deokkeun An, Joanna Molenda-Żakowicz +3

We present a catalog of revised effective temperatures for stars observed in long-cadence mode in the Kepler Input Catalog (KIC). We use SDSS griz filters tied to the fundamental t…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 322 cited

Ensemble Asteroseismology of Solar-Type Stars with the NASA Kepler Mission

W. J. Chaplin, H. Kjeldsen, J. Christensen-Dalsgaard +56

In addition to its search for extra-solar planets, the NASA Kepler Mission provides exquisite data on stellar oscillations. We report the detections of oscillations in 500 solartyp…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 348 cited

Asteroseismology of old open clusters with Kepler: direct estimate of the integrated RGB mass loss in NGC6791 and NGC6819

A. Miglio, K. Brogaard, D. Stello +21

Mass loss of red giant branch (RGB) stars is still poorly determined, despite its crucial role in the chemical enrichment of galaxies. Thanks to the recent detection of solar-like…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 58 cited

The excitation of solar-like oscillations in a delta Scuti star by efficient envelope convection

V. Antoci, G. Handler, T. L. Campante +21

Delta Scuti (delta Sct) stars are opacity-driven pulsators with masses of 1.5-2.5M, their pulsations resulting from the varying ionization of helium. In less massive star…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 404 cited

Testing Scaling Relations for Solar-Like Oscillations from the Main Sequence to Red Giants using Kepler Data

D. Huber, T. R. Bedding, D. Stello +29

We have analyzed solar-like oscillations in ~1700 stars observed by the Kepler Mission, spanning from the main-sequence to the red clump. Using evolutionary models, we test asteros…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 289 cited

Calculating asteroseismic diagrams for solar-like oscillations

Timothy R. White, Timothy R. Bedding, Dennis Stello +3

With the success of the Kepler and CoRoT missions, the number of stars with detected solar-like oscillations has increased by several orders of magnitude, for the first time we are…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 191 cited

Granulation in Red Giants: observations by the Kepler mission and 3D convection simulations

S. Mathur, S. Hekker, R. Trampedach +18

The granulation pattern that we observe on the surface of the Sun is due to hot plasma from the interior rising to the photosphere where it cools down, and descends back into the i…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 49 cited

Verification of the Kepler Input Catalog from Asteroseismology of Solar-type Stars

G. A. Verner, W. J. Chaplin, S. Basu +25

We calculate precise stellar radii and surface gravities from the asteroseismic analysis of over 500 solar-type pulsating stars observed by the Kepler space telescope. These physic…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 14 cited

Microlensing Binaries Discovered through High-Magnification Channel

I. -G. Shin, J. -Y. Choi, S. -Y. Park +148

Microlensing can provide a useful tool to probe binary distributions down to low-mass limits of binary companions. In this paper, we analyze the light curves of 8 binary lensing ev…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 28 cited

Modeling Kepler Observations of Solar-like Oscillations in the Red-giant Star HD 186355

Chen Jiang, Biwei Jiang, Jorgen Christensen-Dalsgaard +11

We have analysed oscillations of the red giant star HD 186355 observed by the NASA Kepler satellite. The data consist of the first five quarters of science operations of Kepler, wh…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 345 cited

The Kepler characterization of the variability among A- and F-type stars. I. General overview

K. Uytterhoeven, A. Moya, A. Grigahcene +38

The Kepler spacecraft is providing time series of photometric data with micromagnitude precision for hundreds of A-F type stars. We present a first general characterization of the…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 1 cited

Non-Blazhko RR Lyrae Stars Observed with the KEPLER Space Telescope

J. M. Nemec, R. Smolec, J. M. Benko +22

This paper summarizes the main results of our recent study of the non-Blazhko RR Lyrae stars observed with the Kepler space telescope. These stars offer the opportunity for studyin…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 74 cited

Asteroseismology from multi-month Kepler photometry: the evolved Sun-like stars KIC 10273246 and KIC 10920273

T. L. Campante, R. Handberg, S. Mathur +33

The evolved main-sequence Sun-like stars KIC 10273246 (F-type) and KIC 10920273 (G-type) were observed with the NASA Kepler satellite for approximately ten months with a duty cycle…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 51 cited

Constructing a one-solar-mass evolutionary sequence using asteroseismic data from \textit{Kepler}

V. Silva Aguirre, W. J. Chaplin, J. Ballot +39

Asteroseismology of solar-type stars has entered a new era of large surveys with the success of the NASA \textit{Kepler} mission, which is providing exquisite data on oscillations…