Not All Stars Are the Sun: Empirical Calibration of the Mixing Length for Metal-Poor Stars Using One-dimensional Stellar Evolution Models

Abstract

Theoretical stellar evolution models are constructed and tailored to the best known, observationally derived characteristics of metal-poor ([Fe/H]$\sim -2.3$) stars representing a range of evolutionary phases: subgiant HD140283, globular cluster M92, and four single, main sequence stars with well-determined parallaxes: HIP46120, HIP54639, HIP106924, and WOLF1137. It is found that the use of a solar-calibrated value of the mixing length parameter ${\alpha }_{\text{MLT}}$ in models of these objects is ineffective at reproducing their observed properties. Empirically calibrated values of ${\alpha }_{\text{MLT}}$ are presented for each object, accounting for uncertainties in the input physics employed in the models. It is advocated that the implementation of an adaptive mixing length is necessary in order for stellar evolution models to maintain fidelity in the era of asteroseismic observations.

published March 20th, 2018 in The Astrophysical Journal

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