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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Kepler asteroseismology program: Introduction and first results
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Volume 122, No. 888, Year 2010
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Asteroseismology involves probing the interiors of stars and quantifying their global properties, such as radius and age, through observations of normal modes of oscillation. The technical requirements for conducting asteroseismology include ultrahigh precision measured in photometry in parts per million, as well as nearly continuous time series over weeks to years, and cadences rapid enough to sample oscillations with periods as short as a few minutes. We report on results from the first 43 days of observations, in which the unique capabilities of Kepler in providing a revolutionary advance in asteroseismology are already well in evidence. The Kepler asteroseismology program holds intrinsic importance in supporting the core planetary search program through greatly enhanced knowledge of host star properties, and extends well beyond this to rich applications in stellar astrophysics. © 2010. The Astronomical Society of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Gilliland, Ronald L.
United States, Baltimore
Space Telescope Science Institute
Brown, Timothy M.
United States, Santa Barbara
Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, Inc
Christensen-Dalsgaard, Joergen
Denmark, Aarhus
Aarhus Universitet
Kjeldsen, Henrik
Denmark, Aarhus
Aarhus Universitet
Aerts, Conny
Belgium, Leuven
Departement Natuurkunde en Sterrenkunde
Appourchaux, T.
France, Orsay
Institut D'astrophysique Spatiale
Basu, Sárbani
United States, New Haven
Yale University
Bedding, Timothy R.
Australia, Sydney
The University of Sydney
Chaplin, W. J.
United Kingdom, Birmingham
University of Birmingham
Cunha, Margarida S.
Portugal, Porto
Centro de Astrofísica da Universidade do Porto
de Cat, Peter
Belgium, Brussels
Royal Observatory of Belgium
de Ridder, Joris
Belgium, Leuven
Departement Natuurkunde en Sterrenkunde
Guzik, Joyce Ann
United States, Los Alamos
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Handler, Gerald
Austria, Vienna
Universität Wien
Kawaler, Steven D.
United States, Ames
Iowa State University
Kiss, László L.
Australia, Sydney
The University of Sydney
Hungary, Budapest
Konkoly Observatory
Kolenberg, Katrien
Austria, Vienna
Universität Wien
Kurtz, Donald W.
United Kingdom, Preston
University of Central Lancashire
Metcalfe, Travis S.
United States, Boulder
The Earth and Sun Systems Laboratory
Monteiro, Mário J.P.F.G.
Portugal, Porto
Centro de Astrofísica da Universidade do Porto
Szabó, Róbert
Hungary, Budapest
Konkoly Observatory
Arentoft, Torben
Denmark, Aarhus
Aarhus Universitet
Balona, Luis A.
South Africa, Cape Town
South African Astronomical Observatory
Debosscher, Jonas
Belgium, Leuven
Departement Natuurkunde en Sterrenkunde
Elsworth, Y.
United Kingdom, Birmingham
University of Birmingham
Quirion, Pierre Olivier
Denmark, Aarhus
Aarhus Universitet
Canada, Mississauga
Canadian Standards Association
Stello, Dennis
Australia, Sydney
The University of Sydney
Suárez, J. C.
Spain, Granada
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía - Csic
Borucki, William J.
United States, Moffett Field
Nasa Ames Research Center
Jenkins, Jon M.
United States, Moffett Field
Nasa Ames Research Center
Koch, David G.
United States, Moffett Field
Nasa Ames Research Center
Kondo, Yoji
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Latham, David W.
United States, Cambridge
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Rowe, Jason F.
United States, Moffett Field
Nasa Ames Research Center
Steffen, Jason H.
United States, Batavia
Fermilab Theoretical Astrophysics Group
Statistics
Citations: 350
Authors: 35
Affiliations: 23
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1086/650399