HAYDN -- High-precision AsteroseismologY of DeNse stellar fields (ESA Voyage 2050 White Paper)

Abstract

In the last decade, the Kepler and CoRoT space-photometry missions have demonstrated the potential of asteroseismology as a novel, versatile and powerful tool to perform exquisite tests of stellar physics, and to enable precise and accurate characterisations of stellar properties, with impact on both exoplanetary and Galactic astrophysics. Based on our improved understanding of the strengths and limitations of such a tool, we argue for a new small/medium space mission dedicated to gathering high-precision, high-cadence, long photometric series in dense stellar fields. Such a mission will lead to breakthroughs in stellar astrophysics, especially in the metal poor regime, will elucidate the evolution and formation of open and globular clusters, and aid our understanding of the assembly history and chemodynamics of the Milky Way's bulge and few nearby dwarf galaxies.

arXiv commentWhite paper submitted in response to Voyage 2050 long-term plan in the ESA Science Programme, now published in Experimental Astronomy, see https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10686-021-09711-1

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