Core properties ofαCentauri A using asteroseismology

2010/09/01 by P. de Meulenaer, F. Carrier, A. Miglio +6 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Asteroseismology #Astro and Planetary Science #Astronomy #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics #Core (optical fiber) #Geology #Metallicity #Optics #Physics #Series (stratigraphy) #Stars #Stellar mass #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph.SR

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201014966

8 pages, 11 figures, A&A accepted

openalex publication_date 2010/09/01 · arxiv created 2010/09/07 · arxiv updated 2015/05/19 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Context. A set of long and nearly continuous observations of α Centauri A should allow us to derive an accurate set of asteroseismic constraints to compare to models, and make inferences on the internal structure of our closest stellar neighbour.

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