Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Feb 1991
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991apj...368..633t&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 368, Feb. 20, 1991, p. 633-640.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Dwarf Stars, G Stars, Radial Flow, Stellar Models, Sunspots, Flow Velocity, Photosphere, Spectral Line Width
Scientific paper
It is demonstrated that a modification of the starpatch model of Toner and Gray (1988), using tangential flows instead of an enhanced granulation velocity dispersion within the patch, is very successful at reproducing both the observed line asymmetry and the line broadening variations observed in the G8 dwarf Xi Boo A. Areal coverage of 10 percent + or - 3 percent of the visible disk, latitude 30 deg + or - 4 deg, mean brightness 0.85 + or - 0.05 relative to the 'quiet' photosphere, mean tangential flow velocities of 8.0 + or - 1.5 km/s, and dispersions about the mean of 8/0 + or - 2.0 km/s are inferred for the patch. A feature at a latitude of about 30 deg is inferred which covers about 10 percent of the visible disk and is 10-20 percent fainter than the rest of the photosphere. It is inferred that 70-80 percent of the patch is penumbra.
LaBonte Barry J.
Toner Clifford G.
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