3 papers
astro-ph.SR2026
The PLATO Science Calibration and Validation Plan: Targets for the First Long-pointing Field
Konstanze Zwintz, Conny Aerts, Andrew Tkachenko +56
In order to meet the science goals of the PLATO space mission, an extensive science calibration and validation plan has been designed. This paper describes this plan, as well as th…
astro-ph.SR2025
Predictions of gravity mode pulsations of collisional blue straggler stars in globular clusters
Lorenzo Briganti, Walter Eduard van Rossem, Andrea Miglio +2
Blue straggler stars (BSSs) are exotic objects, which, being the results of processes such as mass transfer, mergers, or collisions, are considered key objects in the study of thei…
astro-ph.SR2025
Inferring the efficiency of convective-envelope overshooting in Red Giant Branch stars
Lorenzo Briganti, Marco Tailo, Edoardo Ceccarelli +6
The understanding of mixing processes in stars is crucial for improving our knowledge of the chemical abundances in stellar photospheres and of their variation with evolutionary ph…