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A PRECISE ASTEROSEISMIC AGE AND RADIUS FOR THE EVOLVED SUN-LIKE STAR KIC 11026764
Metcalfe, TS; Monteiro, MJPFG; Thompson, MJ; Molenda Zakowicz, J; Appourchaux, T; Chaplin, WJ; Dogan, G; Eggenberger, P; Bedding, TR; Bruntt, HThe primary science goal of the Kepler Mission is to provide a census of exoplanets in the solar neighborhood, including the identification and characterization of habitable Earth-like planets. The asteroseismic capabilities of the mission are being used to determine precise radii and ages for the target stars from their solar-like oscillations. Chaplin et al. published observations of three bright G-type stars...
THE ASTEROSEISMIC POTENTIAL OF KEPLER: FIRST RESULTS FOR SOLAR-TYPE STARS
Chaplin, WJ; Appourchaux, T; Elsworth, Y; Garcia, RA; Houdek, G; Karoff, C; Metcalfe, TS; Molenda Zakowicz, J; Monteiro, MJPFG; Thompson, MJ; Brown, TMWe present preliminary asteroseismic results from Kepler on three G-type stars. The observations, made at one-minute cadence during the first 33.5 days of science operations, reveal high signal-to-noise solar-like oscillation spectra in all three stars: about 20 modes of oscillation may be clearly distinguished in each star. We discuss the appearance of the oscillation spectra, use the frequencies and frequency...