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Testing Convective-core Overshooting Using Period Spacings of Dipole Modes in Red Giants
Montalbán, J.; Miglio, A.; Noels-Grötsch, Arlette et al.
2013In Astrophysical Journal, 766, p. 118
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Keywords :
asteroseismology; convection; stars: evolution; stars: late-type; stars: low-mass
Abstract :
[en] Uncertainties on central mixing in main-sequence (MS) and core He-burning (He-B) phases affect key predictions of stellar evolution such as late evolutionary phases, chemical enrichment, ages, etc. We propose a test of the extension of extra-mixing in two relevant evolutionary phases based on period spacing (ΔP) of solar-like oscillating giants. From stellar models and their corresponding adiabatic frequencies (respectively, computed with ATON and LOSC codes), we provide the first predictions of the observable ΔP for stars in the red giant branch and in the red clump (RC). We find (1) a clear correlation between ΔP and the mass of the helium core (M [SUB]He[/SUB]); the latter in intermediate-mass stars depends on the MS overshooting, and hence it can be used to set constraints on extra-mixing during MS when coupled with chemical composition; and (2) a linear dependence of the average value of the asymptotic period spacing (langΔPrang[SUB] a [/SUB]) on the size of the convective core during the He-B phase. A first comparison with the inferred asymptotic period spacing for Kepler RC stars also suggests the need for extra-mixing during this phase, as evinced from other observational facts.
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Montalbán, J.;  Institut d'Astrophysique et Géophysique de l'Université de Liège, Allée du six Août, 17 B-4000 Liège, Belgium
Miglio, A.;  School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
Noels-Grötsch, Arlette ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO)
Dupret, Marc-Antoine ;  Université de Liège - ULiège
Scuflaire, Richard ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Evol. et stabilité des étoiles et des amas d'étoiles (ESEA)
Ventura, P.;  Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma-INAF, via Frascati 33, I-00040 Monteporzio Catone, Rome, Italy)
Language :
English
Title :
Testing Convective-core Overshooting Using Period Spacings of Dipole Modes in Red Giants
Publication date :
01 April 2013
Journal title :
Astrophysical Journal
ISSN :
0004-637X
eISSN :
1538-4357
Publisher :
IOP Publishing, Bristol, United Kingdom
Volume :
766
Pages :
118
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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