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Jun 2004
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004an....325..413k&link_type=abstract
Astronomische Nachrichten, Vol.325, Issue 5, p.413-416
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Stars: Activity, Open Clusters: Individual (Praesepe)
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An αΩ dynamo is considered responsible for magnetic activity in late K/early M main sequence stars, which is expected to be enhanced in later types as the surface convection zone deepens. At about spectral type M3, where the star presumably becomes fully convective, the magnetic field is theorized to change in character, switching to a more uniform, turbulence-generated surface field. As a consequence, the nature of activity is expected to change at later spectral types. In field stars, age, mass, rotation and perhaps metallicity play a role in determining the activity level, but the effects are difficult to disentangle. Therefore, open clusters with a more homogeneous sample can provide valuable information on the dynamo operation and magnetic activity of lower main sequence stars. We present preliminary results of our spectroscopic study for activity indicators among the lower main sequence stars of the intermediate age (700 My) open cluster Praesepe. Chromospheric activity as manifested by the presence/absence of Hα in late K/M stars is presented, and other activity indicators are discussed.
Honeycutt Kent R.
Kafka Styliani
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