Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Apr 1981
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981apj...245..677w&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 245, Apr. 15, 1981, p. 677-681.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
134
Binary Stars, G Stars, Stellar Coronas, Stellar Rotation, Angular Velocity, K Stars, Stellar Luminosity, Stellar Magnetic Fields
Scientific paper
Observational evidence supporting the contention that coronal activity in G stars obeys the same relation with angular velocity as that observed in RS CVn systems is presented. It is found, however, that the level of the quiescent coronal activity, as measured by the ratio of the X-ray luminosity to the bolometric luminosity, at a given angular velocity is approximately one order of magnitude lower in G stars than in the RS CVn systems. Data on additional K stars indicate that these stars are indistinguishable from the K components of RS CVn systems. No evidence is found that the surface gravity has any appreciable effect on the level of coronal activity. The observation that the ratio of the X-ray luminosity to the bolometric luminosity is directly proportional to the product of the angular velocity and some function of the depth of the convective zone is seen as supporting a dynamo mechanism for the generation of the stellar magnetic flux.
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