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Magnetic Activity–Rotation–Age–Mass Relations in Late-pre-main-sequence Stars.
- Source :
- Astrophysical Journal; 7/20/2023, Vol. 952 Issue 1, p1-21, 21p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- We study the four-dimensional relationships between magnetic activity, rotation, mass, and age for solar-type stars in the age range 5–25 Myr. This is the late-pre-main-sequence (l-PMS) evolutionary phase when rapid changes in a star's interior may lead to changes in the magnetic dynamo mechanisms. We carefully derive rotational periods and spot sizes for 471 members of several l-PMS open clusters using photometric light curves from the Zwicky Transient Facility. Magnetic activity was measured in our previous Chandra-based study, and additional rotational data were obtained from other work. Several results emerge. Mass-dependent evolution of rotation through the l-PMS phase agrees with astrophysical models of stellar angular momentum changes, although the data suggest a subpopulation of stars with slower initial rotations than commonly assumed. There is a hint of the onset of unsaturated tachoclinal dependency of X-ray activity on rotation, as reported by Argiroffi et al., but this result is not confidently confirmed. Both X-ray luminosity and starspot area decrease approximately as t <superscript>−1</superscript> for solar-mass stars, suggesting that spot magnetic fields are roughly constant and l-PMS stars follow the universal solar-scaling law between the X-ray luminosity and surface magnetic flux. Assuming convective dynamos are dominant, theoretical magnetic fluxes fail to reveal the universal law for l-PMS stars that enter late Henyey tracks. Altogether we emerge with a few lines of evidence suggesting that the transition from the turbulent to solar-type dynamo occurs at the later stages of l-PMS evolution as stars approach the zero-age main sequence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0004637X
- Volume :
- 952
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Astrophysical Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 164983188
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acd690