Observations and interpretation of solar-like oscillations in red-giant stars

Details Observations and interpretation of solar-like oscillations in red-giant stars Observations and interpretation of solar-like oscillations in red-giant stars

2010-06-22

arxiv.org/abs/1006.4390v2

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

6 pages, 3 figures, invited review for the proceedings of the HELAS-IV International Conference, accepted for publication in A

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Over the past decade the study of solar-like oscillations in red-giant stars has developed significantly. Not only the number of red-giant stars for which solar-like oscillations have been observed has increased, but the quality of these observations has improved as well. These steps forward were possible thanks to the development of instrumentation to measure radial velocity variations with a precision of the order of m/s, as well as the launch of dedicated space missions, which provide timeseries of data with unprecedented photometric precision. Many more exciting discoveries are to be expected in the (near) future. This article provides an overview of the development of the field over the last decade, discusses difficulties encountered and overcome in interpreting the observational data, and addresses some challenges and opportunities for further research.

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