Asteroseismology of Solar-Type Stars with K2: Detection of Oscillations in C1 Data. (4th January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chaplin, W. J.; Lund, M. N.; Handberg, R.; Basu, S.; Buchhave, L. A.; Campante, T. L.; Davies, G. R.; Huber, D.; Latham, D. W.; Latham, C. A.; Serenelli, A.; Antia, H. M.; Appourchaux, T.; Ball, W. H.; Benomar, O.; Casagrande, L.; Christensen-Dalsgaard, J.; Coelho, H. R.; Creevey, O. L.; Elsworth, Y.; García, R. A.; Gaulme, P.; Hekker, S.; Kallinger, T.; Karoff, C.; Kawaler, S. D.; Kjeldsen, H.; Lundkvist, M. S.; Marcadon, F.; Mathur, S.; Miglio, A.; Mosser, B.; Régulo, C.; Roxburgh, I. W.; Silva Aguirre, V.; Stello, D.; Verma, K.; White, T. R.; Bedding, T. R.; Barclay, T.; Buzasi, D. L.; Dehuevels, S.; Gizon, L.; Houdek, G.; Howell, S. B.; Salabert, D.; Soderblom, D. R.;
• Is Part Of: Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Volume 127:Number 956(2015)
• Page Start: 1038
• Page End: 1044
• Publication Date: 2016-01-04
• Subjects: Astronomy -- Periodicals; Astronomy; Periodicals; Periodicals; 520.5
• DOI: 10.1086/683103
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0004-6280

Abstract

Abstract: We present the first detections by the NASA K2 mission of oscillations in solar-type stars, using short-cadence data collected during K2 Campaign 1 (C1). We understand the asteroseismic detection thresholds for C1-like levels of photometric performance, and we can detect oscillations in subgiants having dominant oscillation frequencies around 1000 μHz. Changes to the operation of the fine-guidance sensors are expected to give significant improvements in the high-frequency performance from C3 onwards. A reduction in the excess high-frequency noise by a factor of 2.5 in amplitude would bring main-sequence stars with dominant oscillation frequencies as high as ≃2500 μHz into play as potential asteroseismic targets for K2 .