Super-Nyquist asteroseismology with the Kepler Space Telescope
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Article Title | Super-Nyquist asteroseismology with the Kepler Space Telescope |
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ERA Journal ID | 1074 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Murphy, Simon J. (Author), Shibahashi, Hiromoto (Author) and Kurtz, Donald W. (Author) |
Journal Title | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
Journal Citation | 430 (4), pp. 2986-2998 |
Number of Pages | 13 |
Year | 2013 |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0035-8711 |
1365-2966 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt105 |
Web Address (URL) | https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/430/4/2986/1107436 |
Abstract | Barycentric corrections made to the timing ofKepler observations, necessitated by variations in light arrival time at the satellite, break the regular time-sampling of the data - the time stamps are periodically modulated. A consequence is that Nyquist aliases are split into multiplets that can be identified by their shape. Real pulsation frequencies are distinguishable from these aliases and their frequencies are completely recoverable, even in the super-Nyquist regime, i.e. when the sampling interval is longer than half the pulsation period. We provide an analytical derivation of the phenomenon, alongside demonstrations with simulated and real Kepler data for δ Sct, roAp and sdBV stars. For Kepler data sets spanning more than one Kepler orbital period (372.5 d), there are no Nyquist ambiguities on the determination of pulsation frequencies, which are the fundamental data of asteroseismology. |
Keywords | Asteroseismology; Methods: data analysis; Stars: oscillations; Stars: variables: general; stars: variables: δ scuti; Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 510109. Stellar astronomy and planetary systems |
Public Notes | This article has been accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ©: 2013 The Authors. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom |
University of Tokyo, Japan | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q73v4/super-nyquist-asteroseismology-with-the-kepler-space-telescope
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