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most citedAge and helium content of the open cluster NGC 6791 from multiple eclipsing binary members. II. age dependencies and new insights

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astro-ph.SR2026

The Stellar Observations Network Group (SONG) -- A Legacy Archive of Stellar Time-Domain Spectroscopy

M. N. Lund, F. Grundahl, M. S. Fredslund +41

The Stellar Observations Network Group (SONG) network has operated for more than a decade, providing long-baseline, high-cadence spectroscopic observations of bright stars and the…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 5 cited

Asteroseismology of the G8 subgiant beta Aquilae with SONG-Tenerife, SONG-Australia and TESS

Hans Kjeldsen, Timothy R. Bedding, Yaguang Li +28

We present time-series radial velocities of the G8 subgiant star beta Aql obtained in 2022 and 2023 using SONG-Tenerife and, for the first time, SONG-Australia. We also analyse a s…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 7 cited

Advancing accuracy in age determinations of old-disk stars using an oscillating red giant in an eclipsing binary

J. S. Thomsen, A. Miglio, K. Brogaard +26

The study of resonant oscillation modes in low-mass red giant branch stars enables their ages to be inferred with exceptional (10%) precision, unlocking the possibility to re…

astro-ph.SR2022★ 9 cited

Establishing the accuracy of asteroseismic mass and radius estimates of giant stars. II. Revised stellar masses and radii for KIC 8430105

Jeppe Sinkbæk Thomsen, Karsten Brogaard, Torben Arentoft +6

Asteroseismic scaling relations can provide high-precision measurements of mass and radius for red giant (RG) stars displaying solar-like oscillations. Their accuracy can be valida…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 22 cited

Asteroseismology of overmassive, undermassive, and potential past members of the open cluster NGC6791

K. Brogaard, T. Arentoft, J. Jessen-Hansen +1

We perform an asteroseismic investigation of giant stars in the field of NGC 6791 with previous indications of atypical evolution. The analysis makes use of observations from Keple…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 26 cited

Age and helium content of the open cluster NGC 6791 from multiple eclipsing binary members. III. Constraints from a subgiant

K. Brogaard, F. Grundahl, E. L. Sandquist +18

Models of stellar structure and evolution can be constrained using accurate measurements of the parameters of eclipsing binary members of open clusters. Multiple binary stars provi…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 5 cited

Observing the changing surface structures of the active K giant sigma Gem with SONG

H. Korhonen, R. M. Roettenbacher, S. Gu +6

Aims: We aim to study the spot evolution and differential rotation in the magnetically active cool K-type giant star sigma Gem from broadband photometry and continuous spectroscopi…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 13 cited

Properties of the Hyades, the eclipsing binary HD27130, and the oscillating red giant Tau

K. Brogaard, E. Pakštienė, F. Grundahl +21

Eclipsing binary stars allow derivation of accurate and precise masses and radii. When they reside in star clusters, properties of even higher precision, along with additional info…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 12 cited

Extremely precise age and metallicity of the open cluster NGC 2506 using detached eclipsing binaries

E. Knudstrup, F. Grundahl, K. Brogaard +10

Accurate stellar parameters of stars in open clusters can help constrain models of stellar structure and evolution. Here we wish to determine the age and metallicity content of the…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 15 cited

Asteroseismic masses of four evolved planet-hosting stars using SONG and TESS: resolving the retired A-star mass controversy

Sai Prathyusha Malla, Dennis Stello, Daniel Huber +12

The study of planet occurrence as a function of stellar mass is important for a better understanding of planet formation. Estimating stellar mass, especially in the red giant regim…

astro-ph.SR2019★ 25 cited

The subgiant HR 7322 as an asteroseismic benchmark star

Amalie Stokholm, Poul Erik Nissen, Victor Silva Aguirre +5

We present an in-depth analysis of the bright subgiant HR 7322 (KIC 10005473) using Kepler short-cadence photometry, optical interferometry from CHARA, high-resolution spectra from…

astro-ph.SR2019★ 20 cited

Oscillations in the Sun with SONG: Setting the scale for asteroseismic investigations

M. Fredslund Andersen, P. Pallé, J. Jessen-Hansen +12

Context. We present the first high-cadence multi-wavelength radial-velocity observations of the Sun-as-a-star, carried out during 57 consecutive days using the stellar échelle spec…

astro-ph.SR2019★ 26 cited

Asteroseismology of the Hyades red giant and planet host epsilon Tauri

Torben Arentoft, Frank Grundahl, Timothy R. White +23

Asteroseismic analysis of solar-like stars allows us to determine physical parameters such as stellar mass, with a higher precision compared to most other methods. Even in a well-s…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 25 cited

The blue straggler V106 in NGC6791: A prototype progenitor of old single giants masquerading as young

K. Brogaard, S. M. Christiansen, F. Grundahl +18

We determine the properties of the binary star V106 in the old open cluster NGC6791. We identify the system to be a blue straggler cluster member by using a combination of ground-b…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 101 cited

Establishing the accuracy of asteroseismic mass and radius estimates of giant stars. I. Three eclipsing systems at [Fe/H]~ -0.3 and the need for a large high-precision sample

K. Brogaard, C. J. Hansen, A. Miglio +12

We aim to establish and improve the accuracy level of asteroseismic estimates of mass, radius, and age of giant stars. This can be achieved by measuring independent, accurate, and…

astro-ph.SR2017★ 37 cited

The [Y/Mg] clock works for evolved solar metallicity stars

D. Slumstrup, F. Grundahl, K. Brogaard +5

Previously [Y/Mg] has been proven to be an age indicator for solar twins. Here, we investigate if this relation also holds for helium-core-burning stars of solar metallicity. High…

astro-ph.SR2017★ 29 cited

Spectroscopic survey of Kepler stars. II. FIES/NOT observations of A- and F-type stars

E. Niemczura, M. Polińska, S. J. Murphy +7

We have analysed high-resolution spectra of 28 A and 22 F stars in the Kepler field, observed with the FIES spectrograph at the Nordic Optical Telescope. We provide spectral types,…

astro-ph.SR2017★ 26 cited

Convective-core overshoot and suppression of oscillations: Constraints from red giants in NGC6811

T. Arentoft, K. Brogaard, J. Jessen-Hansen +4

Using data from the NASA spacecraft Kepler, we study solar-like oscillations in red-giant stars in the open cluster NGC6811. We determine oscillation frequencies, frequency separat…

astro-ph.SR2017★ 100 cited

First Results From The Hertzsprung Song Telescope: Asteroseismology Of The G5 Subgiant Star {\Mu}Her

F. Grundahl, M. Fredslund Andersen, J. Christensen-Dalsgaard +26

We report the first asteroseismic results obtained with the Hertzsprung SONG Telescope from an extensive high-precision radial-velocity observing campaign of the subgiant muHerculi…

astro-ph.SR2016★ 55 cited

Do A-type stars flare?

M. G. Pedersen, V. Antoci, H. Korhonen +5

For flares to be generated, stars have to have a sufficiently deep outer convection zone (F5 and later), strong large--scale magnetic fields (Ap/Bp-type stars) or strong, radiative…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 15 cited

MiNDSTEp differential photometry of the gravitationally lensed quasars WFI2033-4723 and HE0047-1756: Microlensing and a new time delay

E. Giannini, R. W. Schmidt, J. Wambsganß +52

We present V and R photometry of the gravitationally lensed quasars WFI2033-4723 and HE0047-1756. The data were taken by the MiNDSTEp collaboration with the 1.54 m Danish telescope…

astro-ph.SR2016★ 43 cited

The Age and Distance of the Kepler Open Cluster NGC 6811 from an Eclipsing Binary, Turnoff Star Pulsation, and Giant Asteroseismology

Eric L. Sandquist, J. Jessen-Hansen, Matthew D. Shetrone +9

We present the analysis of an eccentric, partially eclipsing long-period ( d) binary system KIC 9777062 that contains main sequence stars near the turnoff of the intermedi…

astro-ph.SR2016★ 84 cited

Detection of solar-like oscillations in relics of the Milky Way: asteroseismology of K giants in M4 using data from the NASA K2 mission

A. Miglio, W. J. Chaplin, K. Brogaard +18

Asteroseismic constraints on K giants make it possible to infer radii, masses and ages of tens of thousands of field stars. Tests against independent estimates of these properties…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 46 cited

The K2-ESPRINT Project V: a short-period giant planet orbiting a subgiant star

Vincent Van Eylen, Simon Albrecht, Davide Gandolfi +31

We report on the discovery and characterization of the transiting planet K2-39b (EPIC 206247743b). With an orbital period of 4.6 days, it is the shortest-period planet orbiting a s…