Rossby numbers and stiffness values inferred from gravity-mode asteroseismology of rotating F- and B-type dwarfs: consequences for mixing, transport, magnetism, and convective penetration

Abstract

Multi-dimensional (magneto-)hydrodynamical simulations of physical processes in stellar interiors depend on a multitude of uncalibrated free parameters, which set the spatial and time scales of their computations. We aim to provide an asteroseismic calibration of the wave and convective Rossby numbers, and of the stiffness at the interface between the convective core and radiative envelope of intermediate-mass stars. We deduce these quantities for rotating dwarfs from the observed properties of their identified gravity and gravito-inertial modes. We rely on near-core rotation rates and asteroseismic models of 26 B- and 37 F-type dwarf pulsators derived from 4-year Kepler space photometry, high-resolution spectroscopy and Gaia astrometry in the literature to deduce their convective and wave Rossby numbers. We compute the stiffness at the convection/radiation interface from the inferred maximum buoyancy frequency at the interface and the convective turnover frequency in the core. We use those asteroseismically inferred quantities to make predictions of convective penetration levels, local flux levels of gravito-inertial waves triggered by the convective core, and of the cores' potential rotational and magnetic states. Our sample of 63 gravito-inertial mode pulsators covers near-core rotation rates from almost zero up to the critical rate. The frequencies of their identified modes lead to models with stiffness values between $10^{2.69}$ and $10^{3.60}$ for the B-type pulsators, while those of F-type stars cover the range from $10^{3.47}$ to $10^{4.52}$. The convective Rossby numbers derived from the maximum convective diffusion coefficient in the convective core, based on mixing length theory and a value of the mixing length coefficient relevant for these pulsators, vary between $10^{-2.3}$ and $10^{-0.8}$ for B-type stars and $10^{-3}$ and $10^{-1.5}$ for F-type stars. (abridged)

arXiv comment10 pages, 8 figures, accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics, version adapted to proofs

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