Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: Context. Determining the mass of stars is crucial both for improving stellar evolution theory and for characterising exoplanetary systems. Asteroseismology offers a promising way for estimating the stellar mean density. When combined with accurate radii determinations, such as are expected from Gaia, this yields accurate stellar masses. The main difficulty is finding the best way to extract the mean density of a star from a set of observed frequencies.
Source: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Authors: D. R. Reese, J. P. Marques, M. J. Goupil, M. J. Thompson, S. Deheuvels
Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, University of Liège, Observatoire de Paris, Laboratoire d’études spatiales et d’instrumentation en astrophysique, Université Paris Diderot, University of Göttingen, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, NSF NCAR High Altitude Observatory, University of Sheffield, Yale University
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Award: G3843643229
OpenAlex ID: W2142699622