Search Results - "Finley, Adam J."
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The Effect of Combined Magnetic Geometries on Thermally Driven Winds. II. Dipolar, Quadrupolar, and Octupolar Topologies
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-02-2018)“…During the lifetime of Sun-like or low-mass stars a significant amount of angular momentum is removed through magnetized stellar winds. This process is often…”
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The Effect of Combined Magnetic Geometries on Thermally Driven Winds. I. Interaction of Dipolar and Quadrupolar Fields
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-08-2017)“…Cool stars with outer convective envelopes are observed to have magnetic fields with a variety of geometries, which on large scales are dominated by a…”
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The Effect of Magnetic Variability on Stellar Angular Momentum Loss. I. The Solar Wind Torque during Sunspot Cycles 23 and 24
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-09-2018)“…The rotational evolution of cool stars is governed by magnetized stellar winds that slow the stellar rotation during their main sequence lifetimes. Magnetic…”
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Do Non-dipolar Magnetic Fields Contribute to Spin-down Torques?
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-12-2019)“…Main-sequence low-mass stars are known to spin down as a consequence of their magnetized stellar winds. However, estimating the precise rate of this spin-down…”
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Alfvén-wave-driven Magnetic Rotator Winds from Low-mass Stars. I. Rotation Dependences of Magnetic Braking and Mass-loss Rate
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-06-2020)“…Observations of stellar rotation show that low-mass stars lose angular momentum during the main sequence. We simulate the winds of sunlike stars with a range…”
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The Origin of Weakened Magnetic Braking in Old Solar Analogs
Published in Astrophysical journal. Letters (01-07-2022)“…Abstract The rotation rates of main-sequence stars slow over time as they gradually lose angular momentum to their magnetized stellar winds. The rate of…”
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How Much Do Underestimated Field Strengths from Zeeman-Doppler Imaging Affect Spin-down Torque Estimates?
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-05-2020)“…Numerous attempts to estimate the rate at which low-mass stars lose angular momentum over their lifetimes fill the literature. One approach is to use magnetic…”
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Solar Angular Momentum Loss over the Past Several Millennia
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-09-2019)“…The Sun and Sun-like stars lose angular momentum to their magnetized stellar winds. This braking torque is coupled to the stellar magnetic field, such that…”
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Effect of Differential Rotation on the Magnetic Braking of Low-mass and Solar-like Stars: A Proof-of-concept Study
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-01-2022)“…Abstract On the main sequence, low-mass and solar-like stars are observed to spin down over time, and magnetized stellar winds are thought to be predominantly…”
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Estimating Magnetic Filling Factors from Zeeman-Doppler Magnetograms
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-05-2019)“…Low-mass stars are known to have magnetic fields that are believed to be of dynamo origin. Two complementary techniques are principally used to characterize…”
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Constraints on Magnetic Braking from the G8 Dwarf Stars 61 UMa and τ Cet
Published in Astrophysical journal. Letters (01-05-2023)“…Abstract During the first half of their main-sequence lifetimes, stars rapidly lose angular momentum to their magnetized winds, a process known as magnetic…”
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Weakened Magnetic Braking in the Exoplanet Host Star 51 Peg
Published in Astrophysical journal. Letters (01-01-2024)“…Abstract The consistently low activity level of the old solar analog 51 Peg not only facilitated the discovery of the first hot Jupiter, but also led to the…”
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A statistical evaluation of ballistic backmapping for the slow solar wind: the interplay of solar wind acceleration and corotation
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-01-2022)“…ABSTRACT Mapping solar wind plasma back to its source is often achieved using the ‘two-step ballistic backmapping’ method. Solar wind observations are mapped…”
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The Effect of Magnetic Variability on Stellar Angular Momentum Loss. II. The Sun, 61 Cygni A, ϵ Eridani, ξ Bootis A, and τ Bootis A
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-05-2019)“…Abstract The magnetic fields of low-mass stars are observed to be variable on decadal timescales, ranging in behavior from cyclic to stochastic. The changing…”
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Parker Solar Probe observations of suprathermal electron flux enhancements originating from Coronal Hole boundaries
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-11-2020)“…ABSTRACT Reconnection between pairs of solar magnetic flux elements, one open and the other a closed loop, is theorized to be a crucial process for both…”
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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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Kepler main-sequence solar-like stars: surface rotation and magnetic-activity evolution
Published in Frontiers in astronomy and space sciences (15-03-2024)“…While the mission’s primary goal was focused on exoplanet detection and characterization, Kepler made and continues to make extraordinary advances in stellar…”
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The Effect of Magnetic Variability on Stellar Angular Momentum Loss. II. The Sun, 61 Cygni A, ϵ Eridani, Bootis A, and τ Bootis A
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-05-2019)“…The magnetic fields of low-mass stars are observed to be variable on decadal timescales, ranging in behavior from cyclic to stochastic. The changing strength…”
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Observations of Quiescent Solar Wind Regions with Near-f ce Wave Activity
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-11-2022)“…Abstract In situ measurements in the near-Sun solar wind from the Parker Solar Probe have revealed the existence of quiescent solar wind regions: extended…”
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