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Searching for initial mass function variations in resolved stellar populations
Kevin R. Covey, Nate Bastian, Michael R. Meyer
The initial mass function (IMF) succinctly characterizes a stellar population, provides a statistical measure of the end result of the star-formation process, and informs our under…
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 7 M Dwarf Spectroscopic Catalog
Andrew A. West, Dylan P. Morgan, John J. Bochanski +17
We present a spectroscopic catalog of 70,841 visually inspected M dwarfs from the seventh data release (DR7) of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). For each spectrum, we provide m…
Young Stars in the Time Domain: A Cool Stars 16 Splinter Summary
Kevin R. Covey, Peter Plavchan, Fabienne Bastien +6
Variability is a defining characteristic of young stellar systems, and optical variability has been heavily studied to select and characterize the photospheric properties of young…
The M4 Transition: Toward a comprehensive understanding of the transition into the fully convective regime
Keivan G. Stassun, Leslie Hebb, Kevin Covey +7
The difference in stellar structure above and below spectral type ~M4 is expected to be a very important one, connected directly or indirectly to a variety of observational phenome…
The Age-Rotation-Activity Relation: From Myrs to Gyrs
Kevin R. Covey, Marcel A. Agueros, Jenna J. Lemonias +2
Over the past 40 years, observational surveys have established the existence of a tight relationship between a star's age, rotation period, and magnetic activity. This age-rotation…
Looking for Systematic Variations in the Stellar Initial Mass Function
Nate Bastian, Kevin R. Covey, Michael R. Meyer
Few topics in astronomy initiate such vigorous discussion as whether or not the initial mass function (IMF) of stars is universal, or instead sensitive to the initial conditions of…