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astro-ph.SR2018★ 27 cited

Seismic performance

B. Mosser, E. Michel, R. Samadi +4

Asteroseismology is a unique tool that can be used to study the interior of stars and hence deliver unique information for the studiy of stellar physics, stellar evolution, and Gal…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 21 cited

Systematic Differences in Spectroscopic Analysis of Red Giants

Ditte Slumstrup, Frank Grundahl, Victor Silva Aguirre +1

A spectroscopic analysis of stellar spectra can be carried out using different approaches; different methods, line lists, atomic parameters, solar abundances etc. The resulting atm…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 20 cited

Systematic investigation of chemical abundances derived using IR spectra obtained with GIANO

E. Caffau, P. Bonifacio, E. Oliva +10

Detailed chemical abundances of Galactic stars are needed in order to improve our knowledge of the formation and evolution of our galaxy, the Milky Way. We took advantage of the GI…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 83 cited

Helium abundance in a sample of cool stars: measurements from asteroseismology

Kuldeep Verma, Keyuri Raodeo, Sarbani Basu +5

The structural stratification of a solar-type main sequence star primarily depends on its mass and chemical composition. The surface heavy element abundances of the solar-type star…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 55 cited

The behaviour of galactic cosmic ray intensity during solar activity cycle 24

Eddie Ross, William J. Chaplin

We have studied long-term variations of galactic cosmic ray (GCR) intensity in relation to the sunspot number (SSN) during the most recent solar cycles. This study analyses the tim…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 51 cited

Stellar ages, masses and radii from asteroseismic modeling are robust to systematic errors in spectroscopy

Earl P. Bellinger, Saskia Hekker, George C. Angelou +2

The search for twins of the Sun and Earth relies on accurate characterization of stellar and exoplanetary parameters: i.e., ages, masses, and radii. In the modern era of asteroseis…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 85 cited

Photometric and Spectroscopic Properties of Type Ia Supernova 2018oh with Early Excess Emission from the 2 Observations

W. Li, X. Wang, J. Vinkó +160

Supernova (SN) 2018oh (ASASSN-18bt) is the first spectroscopically-confirmed type Ia supernova (SN Ia) observed in the field. The data revealed an excess emission…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 95 cited

On the photometric detection of Internal Gravity Waves in upper main-sequence stars I. Methodology and application to CoRoT targets

D. M. Bowman, C. Aerts, C. Johnston +8

Context. Main sequence stars with a convective core are predicted to stochastically excite Internal Gravity Waves (IGWs), which effectively transport angular momentum throughout th…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 215 cited

Three-Dimensional Simulations of Neutrino-Driven Core-Collapse Supernovae from Low-Mass Single and Binary Star Progenitors

B. Müller, T. M. Tauris, A. Heger +6

We present a suite of seven 3D supernova simulations of non-rotating low-mass progenitors using multi-group neutrino transport. Our simulations cover single star progenitors with z…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 15 cited

The asteroseismic potential of CHEOPS

A. Moya, S. Barceló Forteza, A. Bonfanti +3

Asteroseismology has been impressively boosted during the last decade mainly thanks to space missions such as Kepler/K2 and CoRoT. This has a large impact, in particular, in exopla…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 22 cited

Asteroseismic modelling of the subgiant μ Herculis using SONG data: lifting the degeneracy between age and model input parameters

Tanda Li, Timothy R. Bedding, Hans Kjeldsen +3

We model the oscillations of the SONG target Herculis to estimate the parameters of the star. The = 1 mixed modes of Her provide strong constraints on stellar proper…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 21 cited

Transition from spot to faculae domination -- An alternate explanation for the dearth of intermediate \textit{Kepler} rotation periods

T. Reinhold, K. J. Bell, J. Kuszlewicz +2

The study of stellar activity cycles is crucial to understand the underlying dynamo and how it causes activity signatures such as dark spots and bright faculae. We study the appear…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 18 cited

Butterfly diagram of a Sun-like star observed using asteroseismology

M. Bazot, M. B. Nielsen, D. Mary +6

Stellar magnetic fields are poorly understood but are known to be important for stellar evolution and exoplanet habitability. They drive stellar activity, which is the main observa…

astro-ph.SR2018

Time-series analyses of Cepheid and RR Lyrae variables in the wide-field variability surveys

A. Bhardwaj, S. M. Kanbur, M. Marconi +5

We discuss time-series analyses of classical Cepheid and RR Lyrae variables in the Galaxy and the Magellanic Clouds at multiple wavelengths. We adopt the Fourier decomposition meth…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 111 cited

High-precision stellar abundances of the elements - methods and applications

Poul Erik Nissen, Bengt Gustafsson

Methods to determine abundances of the elements in the atmospheres of F, G, and K stars with precisions of 0.01-0.03 dex are reviewed. Such high-precision stellar abundances have l…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 6 cited

KIC 2568888: To be or not to be a binary

N. Themeßl, S. Hekker, A. Mints +4

In cases where both components of a binary system show oscillations, asteroseismology has been proposed as a method to identify the system. For KIC 2568888, observed with ,…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 66 cited

Period spacings of Doradus pulsators in the Kepler field: detection methods and application to 22 slow rotators

Gang Li, Timothy R. Bedding, Simon J. Murphy +3

In Doradus stars, the g-mode period spacing shows an approximately linear relation with period. The slope is a new asteroseismic diagnostic, related to the rotation rate and th…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 27 cited

Coefficients of variation for detecting solar-like oscillations

Keaton J. Bell, Saskia Hekker, James S. Kuszlewicz

Detecting the presence and characteristic scale of a signal is a common problem in data analysis. We develop a fast statistical test of the null hypothesis that a Fourier-like powe…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 6 cited

Investigating the Unusual Spectroscopic Time-Evolution in SN 2012fr

C. Cain, E. Baron, M. M. Phillips +9

The type Ia supernova (SN) 2012fr displayed an unusual combination of its Si II λλ5972, 6355 features. This includes the ratio of their pseudo equivalent widths, placing it at the…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 20 cited

Modelling the solar twin 18 Sco

M. Bazot, O. Creevey, J. Christensen-Dalsgaard +1

Solar twins are objects of great interest in that they allow us to understand better how stellar evolution and structure are affected by variations of the stellar mass, age and che…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 87 cited

Carnegie Supernova Project-II: The Near-infrared Spectroscopy Program

E. Y. Hsiao, M. M. Phillips, G. H. Marion +42

Shifting the focus of Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) cosmology to the near-infrared (NIR) is a promising way to significantly reduce the systematic errors, as the strategy minimizes our…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 106 cited

Asteroseismic detection of latitudinal differential rotation in 13 Sun-like stars

O. Benomar, M. Bazot, M. B. Nielsen +7

The differentially rotating outer layers of stars are thought to play a role in driving their magnetic activity, but the underlying mechanisms that generate and sustain differentia…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 33 cited

Asteroseismic radii of dwarfs: New accuracy constraints from Gaia DR2 parallaxes

Christian L. Sahlholdt, Victor Silva Aguirre

Precise stellar masses and radii can be determined using asteroseismology, but their accuracy must be tested against independent estimates. Using radii derived from Gaia DR2 parall…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 35 cited

FliPer: A global measure of power density to estimate surface gravities of main-sequence Solar-like stars and red giants

L. Bugnet, R. A. García, G. R. Davies +4

Asteroseismology provides global stellar parameters such as masses, radii or surface gravities using the mean global seismic parameters as well as the effective temperature for tho…