A spectroscopic survey of the youngest field stars in the solar neighbourhood. I. The optically bright sample

Details A spectroscopic survey of the youngest field stars in the solar neighbourhood. I. The optically bright sample A spectroscopic survey of the youngest field stars in the solar neighbourhood. I. The optically bright sample

2009-07-07

arxiv.org/abs/0907.1157v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

16 pages, 12 figures, 6 tables; 2 figures and 2 tables in electronic form only. Paper accepted by Astronomy and Astrophysics

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We present the first results of a ground-based programme conducted on 1-4m class telescopes. Our sample consists of 1097 active and presumably young stars, all of them being optical counterparts of RASS X-ray sources in the northern hemisphere. We concentrate on the 704 optically brightest (V_Ticho<=9.5 mag) candidates. We acquired high-res spectroscopy in the Halpha/Li spectral regions for 426 of such stars without relevant literature data. We describe the sample and the observations and we start to discuss its physical properties. We used a cross-correlation technique and other tools to derive accurate radial/rotational velocities and to perform a spectral classification for both single and SB2 stars. The spectral subtraction technique was used to derive chromospheric activity levels and Li abundances. We estimated the fraction of young single stars and multiple systems in stellar soft X-ray surveys and the contamination by more evolved systems, like RS CVn's. We classified stars on the basis of Li abundance and give a glimpse of their sky distribution. The sample appears to be a mixture of young Pleiades-/Hyades- like stars plus an older Li-poor population (~1-2 Gyr). 7 stars with Li abundance compatible with the age of IC 2602 (~30 Myr) or younger were detected as well, although 2 appear to be Li-rich giants. The discovery of a large number of Li-rich giants is another outcome of this survey. The contamination of soft X-ray surveys by old systems in which the activity level is enhanced by tidal synchronisation is not negligible, especially for K-type stars. 5 stars with Li content close to the primordial abundance are probably associated with known moving groups in the solar neighbourhood. Some of them are PTTS candidates according to their positions in the HR diagram.

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