A possible activity cycle in Proxima Centauri

2006/10/16 by Carolina Cincunegui, C. Cincunegui, R. F. Díaz +3 · 46 citations
Physics and Astronomy · Social Sciences · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Convection #Educational Leadership and Practices #K-type main-sequence star #Radiative transfer #Stars #Stellar evolution #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #T Tauri star #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20066027

published in Astronomy and Astrophysics 461(3), 1107-1113 (EDP Sciences) · 7 pages, including 8 figures and 2 tables

openalex publication_date 2006/10/16 · arxiv created 2007/03/20 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Context.Several late-type stars present activity cycles resembling the Solar one. This fact has been observed mostly in stars ranging from F to K, i.e., in stars with a radiative core and an outer convective layer.

Citations

• Photometry of Proxima Centauri and Barnard's Star Using [ITAL]Hubble[/ITAL] [ITAL]Space[/ITAL] [ITAL]T[/ITAL][ITAL]elescope[/ITAL] Fine Guidance Sensor 3: A Search for Periodic Variations
• Studies in astronomical time series analysis. II - Statistical aspects of spectral analysis of unevenly spaced data
• First radius measurements of very low mass stars with the VLTI
• Flares from small to large: X-ray spectroscopy of Proxima Centauri with XMM-Newton

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