Relation of chromospheric activity to convection, rotation, and pre-main-sequence evolution

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Chromosphere, Pre-Main Sequence Stars, Stellar Activity, Stellar Evolution, Stellar Rotation, T Tauri Stars, Angular Momentum, Convection, Dynamo Theory, Emission Spectra, Stellar Mass, Stellar Radiation

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Simon et al. (1985) have considered the hypothesis that the nonradiative flux levels of PMS stars can be explained as a direct extension of the work of Noyes et al. (1984), who showed that the Ca II H and K emission flux levels in main-sequence stars are well correlated with the Rossby number (Ro). Ro is identical with the ratio P-rot/tau-conv, where P-rot is the stellar rotation period and tau-conv is a characteristic turnover time scale for convection. Detailed evaluations of tau-conv on the PMS are reported and employed to test the hypothesis considered by Simon et al. that T Tauri nonradiative fluxes follow from having large tau-conv on the PMS. It is found that the evolution of tau-conv on the PMS is a strong function of stellar mass and age. Attention is given to stellar evolution results, chromospheric flux generation, and angular momentum considerations.

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