Physics
Scientific paper
Aug 2005
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005noao.prop..529s&link_type=abstract
NOAO Proposal ID #2005B-0529
Physics
Scientific paper
We will photometrically monitor a region covering 6 square degrees in which a large number of T Tauri stars have recently been identified in the course of our large-scale variability survey of the Orion OB1 association. These fields span two sub-associations with ages 3-10 Myr (Ori OB 1a and 1b), a critical age range to test pre-main-sequence evolutionary models and to investigate a key stage in the angular momentum evolution of low-mass stars. Specifically, we will obtain high-cadence light curves which we will use to measure rotation periods for these stars. Because these regions have recently been observed with Spitzer, we will be able to combine IR signatures of circumstellar disk with our rotation-period measurements to shed new light on the much debated connection between rotation and disks in young low-mass stars. We will also use these time- series data to identify candidate eclipsing binary stars for follow-up investigations leading to accurate, empirical mass determinations of young stars.
Briceno Cesar
Stassun Keivan G.
No associations
LandOfFree
A Photometric Study of Stellar Rotation and Discovery of Eclipsing Binaries in Orion's Belt does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with A Photometric Study of Stellar Rotation and Discovery of Eclipsing Binaries in Orion's Belt, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and A Photometric Study of Stellar Rotation and Discovery of Eclipsing Binaries in Orion's Belt will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-797260