Solar‐like Oscillations in the G2 Subgiant β Hydri from Dual‐Site Observations
Authors:
- Timothy R. BeddingTBTimothy R. Bedding
- Hans KjeldsenHKHans Kjeldsen
- Francois BouchyFBFrancois Bouchy
- Jacob BrandbygeJBJacob Brandbyge
- Brendon J. BrewerBBBrendon J. Brewer
- R. Paul ButlerRBR. Paul Butler
- Jorgen Christensen‐DalsgaardJCJorgen Christensen‐Dalsgaard
- Thomas DallTDThomas Dall
- Soren FrandsenSFSoren Frandsen
- Christoffer KaroffCKChristoffer Karoff
- Laszlo L. KissLKLaszlo L. Kiss
- 10 July 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Astronomical Society in The Astrophysical Journal
- Vol. 663 (2) , 1315-1324
Abstract
We have observed oscillations in the nearby G2 subgiant star beta Hyi using high-precision velocity observations obtained over more than a week with the HARPS and UCLES spectrographs. The oscillation frequencies show a regular comb structure, as expected for solar-like oscillations, but with several l=1 modes being strongly affected by avoided crossings. The data, combined with those we obtained five years earlier, allow us to identify 28 oscillation modes. By scaling the large frequency separation from the Sun, we measure the mean density of beta Hyi to an accuracy of 0.6%. The amplitudes of the oscillations are about 2.5 times solar and the mode lifetime is 2.3 d. A detailed comparison of the mixed l=1 modes with theoretical models should allow a precise estimate of the age of the star.Keywords
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