Published February 1, 2014 | Version v1
Journal article

Navy precision optical interferometer measurements of 10 stellar oscillators

  • 1. Remote Sensing Division, Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20375 (United States)
  • 2. U.S. Naval Observatory, Flagstaff Station, AZ 86001 (United States)
  • 3. Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 (United States)

Description

Using the Navy Precision Optical Interferometer, we measured the angular diameters of 10 stars that have previously measured solar-like oscillations. Our sample covered a range of evolutionary stages but focused on evolved subgiant and giant stars. We combined our angular diameters with Hipparcos parallaxes to determine the stars' physical radii, and used photometry from the literature to calculate their bolometric fluxes, luminosities, and effective temperatures. We then used our results to test the scaling relations used by asteroseismology groups to calculate radii and found good agreement between the radii measured here and the radii predicted by stellar oscillation studies. The precision of the relations is not as well constrained for giant stars as it is for less evolved stars.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/781/2/90

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Identifiers

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astrophysical Journal
Journal Volume
781
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
[8 p.]
ISSN
0004-637X
CODEN
ASJOAB

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
46054451
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
ACCURACY; BOLOMETERS; GIANT STARS; INTERFEROMETERS; LUMINOSITY; OSCILLATIONS; OSCILLATORS; PHOTOMETRY; RESOLUTION; SCALING; STAR EVOLUTION
Descriptors DEC
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; EVOLUTION; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; STARS