2024ApJ...971..112W -
Astrophys. J., 971, 112 (2024/August-2)
Magnetic Fields in M-dwarf Members of the Pleiades Open Cluster Using APOGEE Spectra.
WANDERLEY F., CUNHA K., KOCHUKHOV O., SMITH V.V., SOUTO D., CAO L., COVEY K., MAJEWSKI S.R., MARTINEZ C., MUIRHEAD P.S., PINSONNEAULT M., ALLENDE PRIETO C. and STASSUN K.G.
Abstract (from CDS):
Average magnetic field measurements are presented for 62 M-dwarf members of the Pleiades open cluster, derived from Zeeman-enhanced Fe I lines in the H band. A Markov Chain Monte Carlo methodology was employed to model magnetic filling factors using Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) IV APOGEE high-resolution spectra, along with the radiative transfer code Synmast, MARCS stellar atmosphere models, and the APOGEE Data Release 17 spectral line list. There is a positive correlation between mean magnetic fields and stellar rotation, with slow-rotator stars (Rossby number, Ro > 0.13) exhibiting a steeper slope than rapid rotators (Ro < 0.13). However, the latter sample still shows a positive trend between Ro and magnetic fields, which is given by 〈B〉 = 1604 × Ro–0.20. The derived stellar radii when compared with physical isochrones show that, on average, our sample shows radius inflation, with median enhanced radii ranging from +3.0% to +7.0%, depending on the model. There is a positive correlation between magnetic field strength and radius inflation, as well as with stellar spot coverage, correlations which together indicate that stellar spot-filling factors generated by strong magnetic fields might be the mechanism that drives radius inflation in these stars. We also compare our derived magnetic fields with chromospheric emission lines (Hα, Hβ, and Ca II K), as well as with X-ray and Hα to bolometric luminosity ratios, and find that stars with higher chromospheric and coronal activity tend to be more magnetic.
Abstract Copyright:
© 2024. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.
Journal keyword(s):
Near infrared astronomy - Open star clusters - M dwarf stars - Stellar activity - Stellar magnetic fields
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