Rotation in the Pleiades with K2. I. Data and first results
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Article Title | Rotation in the Pleiades with K2. I. Data and first results |
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ERA Journal ID | 1048 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Rebull, L. M. (Author), Stauffer, J. R. (Author), Bouvier, J. (Author), Cody, A. M. (Author), Hillenbrand, L. A. (Author), Soderblom, D. R. (Author), Valenti, J. (Author), Barrado, D. (Author), Bouy, H. (Author), Ciardi, D. (Author), Pinsonneault, M. (Author), Stassun, K. (Author), Micela, G. (Author), Aigrain, S. (Author), Vrba, F. (Author), Somers, G. (Author), Christiansen, J. (Author), Gillen, E. (Author) and Collier Cameron, A. (Author) |
Journal Title | The Astronomical Journal |
Journal Citation | 152 (5), pp. 113-131 |
Article Number | 113 |
Number of Pages | 19 |
Year | 2016 |
Publisher | IOP Publishing |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0004-6256 |
1538-3881 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3847/0004-6256/152/5/113 |
Web Address (URL) | http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/0004-6256/152/5/113 |
Abstract | Young (125 Myr), populous (>1000 members), and relatively nearby, the Pleiades has provided an anchor for stellar angular momentum models for both younger and older stars. We used K2 to explore the distribution of rotation periods in the Pleiades. With more than 500 new periods for Pleiades members, we are vastly expanding the number of Pleiades with periods, particularly at the low-mass end. About 92% of the members in our sample have at least one measured spot-modulated rotation period. For the ∼8% of the members without periods, non-astrophysical effects often dominate (saturation, etc.), such that periodic signals might have been detectable, all other things being equal. We now have an unusually complete view of the rotation distribution in the Pleiades. The relationship between P and follows the overall trends found in other Pleiades studies. There is a slowly rotating sequence for 1.1 ≲ ≲ 3.7 and a primarily rapidly rotating population for 5.0. There is a region in which there seems to be a disorganized relationship between P and for 3.7 ≲ ≲ 5.0. Paper II continues the discussion, focusing on multiperiod structures, and Paper III speculates about the origin and evolution of the period distribution in the Pleiades. |
Keywords | globular clusters; stars, Pleiades; rotation |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 510109. Stellar astronomy and planetary systems |
Public Notes | For access to this article, please click on the URL link provided. |
Byline Affiliations | California Institute of Technology (Caltech), United States |
Grenoble Alpes University, France | |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), United States | |
Space Telescope Science Institute, United States | |
European Space Astronomy Centre, Spain | |
Spanish Astrobiology Centre, Spain | |
Ohio State University, United States | |
Vanderbilt University, United States | |
INAF - Palermo Astronomical Observatory, Italy | |
University of Oxford, United Kingdom | |
United States Naval Observatory, United States | |
University of St Andrews, United Kingdom | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q42z1/rotation-in-the-pleiades-with-k2-i-data-and-first-results
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