Search Results - "Ball, Warrick H."
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Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA): Time-dependent Convection, Energy Conservation, Automatic Differentiation, and Infrastructure
Published in The Astrophysical journal. Supplement series (01-03-2023)“…Abstract We update the capabilities of the open-knowledge software instrument Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics ( MESA ). The new auto _ diff…”
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aims – a new tool for stellar parameter determinations using asteroseismic constraints
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (21-03-2019)“…A key aspect in the determination of stellar properties is the comparison of observational constraints with predictions from stellar models. Asteroseismic…”
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Standing on the Shoulders of Dwarfs: the Kepler Asteroseismic LEGACY Sample. I. Oscillation Mode Parameters
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-02-2017)“…The advent of space-based missions like Kepler has revolutionized the study of solar-type stars, particularly through the measurement and modeling of their…”
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Solar Evolution Models with a Central Black Hole
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-12-2023)“…Abstract Hawking proposed that the Sun may harbor a primordial black hole (BH) whose accretion supplies some of the solar luminosity. Such an object would have…”
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Stellar Cruise Control: Weakened Magnetic Braking Leads to Sustained Rapid Rotation of Old Stars
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-02-2024)“…Abstract Despite a growing sample of precisely measured stellar rotation periods and ages, the strength of magnetic braking and the degree of departure from…”
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A New Asteroseismic Kepler Benchmark Constrains the Onset of Weakened Magnetic Braking in Mature Sun-like Stars
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-08-2024)“…Abstract Stellar spin down is a critical yet poorly understood component of stellar evolution. In particular, results from the Kepler Mission imply that mature…”
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Surface effects in solar-like oscillators
Published in EPJ Web of Conferences (01-01-2017)“…Inaccurate modelling of the near-surface layers of solar models causes a systematic difference between modelled and observed solar mode frequencies. This…”
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Quasi-stars, giants and the Schönberg-Chandrasekhar limit
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-04-2012)“…The Schönberg-Chandrasekhar (SC) limit is a well-established result in the understanding of stellar evolution. It provides an estimate of the point at which an…”
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Model-independent Measurement of Internal Stellar Structure in 16 Cygni A and B
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-12-2017)“…We present a method for measuring internal stellar structure based on asteroseismology that we call "inversions for agreement." The method accounts for…”
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FUNDAMENTAL PARAMETERS OF MAIN-SEQUENCE STARS IN AN INSTANT WITH MACHINE LEARNING
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-10-2016)“…ABSTRACT Owing to the remarkable photometric precision of space observatories like Kepler, stellar and planetary systems beyond our own are now being…”
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Modelling Kepler red giants in eclipsing binaries: calibrating the mixing-length parameter with asteroseismology
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (21-03-2018)“…Abstract Stellar models rely on a number of free parameters. High-quality observations of eclipsing binary stars observed by Kepler offer a great opportunity…”
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Standing on the Shoulders of Dwarfs: the Kepler Asteroseismic LEGACY Sample. II. Radii, Masses, and Ages
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-02-2017)“…We use asteroseismic data from the Kepler satellite to determine fundamental stellar properties of the 66 main-sequence targets observed for at least one full…”
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Asteroseismic Inference of the Central Structure in a Subgiant Star
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-07-2021)“…Abstract Asteroseismic measurements enable inferences of the underlying stellar structure, such as the density and the speed of sound at various points within…”
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Constraining the rotation profile in a low-luminosity subgiant with a surface rotation measurement
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-05-2023)“…ABSTRACT Rotationally induced mode splitting frequencies of low-luminosity subgiants suggest that angular momentum transport mechanisms are 1–2 orders of…”
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Determining the Best Method of Calculating the Large Frequency Separation For Stellar Models
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-07-2019)“…Asteroseismology of solar-like oscillators often relies on the comparisons between stellar models and stellar observations in order to determine the properties…”
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Prospects for Galactic and stellar astrophysics with asteroseismology of giant stars in the TESS continuous viewing zones and beyond
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-04-2021)“…ABSTRACT The NASA Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (NASA-TESS) mission presents a treasure trove for understanding the stars it observes and the Milky…”
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Projected spin–orbit alignments from Kepler asteroseismology and Gaia astrometry
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Letters (01-06-2023)“…ABSTRACT The angle between the rotation and orbital axes of stars in binary systems – the obliquity – is an important indicator of how these systems form and…”
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Stellar models with calibrated convection and temperature stratification from 3D hydrodynamics simulations
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (21-08-2018)“…ABSTRACT Stellar evolution codes play a major role in present-day astrophysics, yet they share common simplifications related to the outer layers of stars. We…”
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Solar cycle variation of νmax in helioseismic data and its implications for asteroseismology
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Letters (21-03-2020)“…ABSTRACT The frequency, νmax, at which the envelope of pulsation power peaks for solar-like oscillators is an important quantity in asteroseismology. We…”
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Magnetic and Rotational Evolution of ρ CrB from Asteroseismology with TESS
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-11-2021)“…Abstract During the first half of main-sequence lifetimes, the evolution of rotation and magnetic activity in solar-type stars appears to be strongly coupled…”
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