83 research outputs found
Stellar Parameters and Elemental Abundances of Late-G Giants
The properties of 322 intermediate-mass late-G giants (comprising 10
planet-host stars) selected as the targets of Okayama Planet Search Program,
many of which are red-clump giants, were comprehensively investigated by
establishing their various stellar parameters (atmospheric parameters including
turbulent velocity fields, metallicity, luminosity, mass, age, projected
rotational velocity, etc.), and their photospheric chemical abundances for 17
elements, in order to study their mutual dependence, connection with the
existence of planets, and possible evolution-related characteristics. The
metallicity distribution of planet-host giants was found to be almost the same
as that of non-planet-host giants, making marked contrast to the case of
planet-host dwarfs tending to be metal-rich. Generally, the metallicities of
these comparatively young (typical age of ~10^9 yr) giants tend to be somewhat
lower than those of dwarfs at the same age, and super-metal-rich ([Fe/H] > 0.2)
giants appear to be lacking. Apparent correlations were found between the
abundances of C, O, and Na, suggesting that the surface compositions of these
elements have undergone appreciable changes due to dredge-up of H-burning
products by evolution-induced deep envelope mixing which becomes more efficient
for higher-mass stars.Comment: Accepted for publication in PASJ (21 pages, 15 figures) (wrong URL of
e-tables in Ver.1 has been corrected in Ver.2
Oscillations in the G-type Giants
The precise radial-velocity measurements of 4 G-type giants, 11Com,
Hya, Tau, and Her were carried out. The short-term variations
with amplitudes, 1-7m/s and periods, 3-10 hours were detected. A period
analysis shows that the individual power distribution is in a Gaussian shape
and their peak frequencies () are in a good agreement with the
prediction by the scaling law. With using a pre-whitening procedure,
significant frequency peaks more than 3 are extracted for these
giants. From these peaks, we determined the large frequency separation by
constructing highest peak distribution of collapsed power spectrum, which is
also in good agreement with what the scaling law for the large separation
predicts. Echelle diagrams of oscillation frequency were created based on the
extracted large separations, which is very useful to clarify the properties of
oscillation modes. In these echelle diagrams, odd-even mode sequences are
clearly seen. Therefore, it is certain that in these G-type giants, non-radial
modes are detected in addition to radial mode. As a consequence, these
properties of oscillation modes are shown to follow what Dzymbowski et
al.(2001) and Dupret et al.(2009) theoretically predicted. Damping times for
these giants were estimated with the same method as that developed by Stello et
al.(2004). The relation of Q value (ratio of damping time to period) to the
period was discussed by adding the data of the other stars ranging from dwarfs
to giants.Comment: 28 pages, 16 figures, accepted for publication in PASJ 62, No.4, 201
Stellar Parameters and Chemical Abundances of G Giants
We present basic stellar parameters of 99 late-type G giants based on high
resolution spectra obtained by the High Dispersion Spectrograph attached to
Subaru Telescope. These stars are targets of a Doppler survey program searching
for extra-solar planets among evolved stars, with a metallicity of
-0.8<[Fe/H]<+0.2. We also derived their abundances of 15 chemical elements,
including four -elements (Mg, Si, Ca, Ti), three odd-Z light elements
(Al, K, Sc), four iron peak elements (V, Cr, Fe, Ni), and four neutron-capture
elements (Y, Ba, La, Eu). Kinematic properties reveal that most of the program
stars belong to the thin disk.Comment: 21 pages, 15 figures, PASJ accepte
First Evidence of a Retrograde Orbit of Transiting Exoplanet HAT-P-7b
We present the first evidence of a retrograde orbit of the transiting
exoplanet HAT-P-7b. The discovery is based on a measurement of the
Rossiter-McLaughlin effect with the Subaru HDS during a transit of HAT-P-7b,
which occurred on UT 2008 May 30. Our best-fit model shows that the spin-orbit
alignment angle of this planet is \lambda = -132.6 (+10.5, -16.3) degrees. The
existence of such a retrograde planet have been predicted by recent planetary
migration models considering planet-planet scattering processes or the Kozai
migration. Our finding provides an important milestone that supports such
dynamic migration theories.Comment: PASJ Letters, in press [13 pages
Magnetic activity variability of nearby bright Sun-like stars by 4-year intensive H line monitoring
We report intensive monitoring of the activity variability in the H
line for 10 Sun-like stars using the 1.88-m reflector at Okayama Branch Office,
Subaru Telescope, during the last four years 2019-2022. Our aim was to
investigate features of the stellar magnetic activity behaviors. We correlated
the H line variability of each star with the stellar activity levels
derived from the Ca II H&K line, suggesting its efficiency as a magnetic
activity indicator. In analyzing the H line variation, we observed that
some stars exhibited linear or quadratic trends during the observation period.
Among several G- and K-type stars expected to have co-existing activity cycles,
we confirmed the 2.9-yr short cycle of Eri (K2V) from the H
observations. Additionally, we established upper limits on the H
variability of Com (G0V) and Cet (G5V) concerning their
expected shorter cycles. We also detected the possibility of short-term
activity cycles in two F-type stars, Vir (F9V; 530 days) and
CMi (F5IV-V; 130 days). The cycle in CMi was observed
in only one season of our 4-yr observations, suggesting the temporal absence of
the cycle period. However, for stars with planets, we did not observe
significant magnetic activity variability likely associated with the planetary
orbital period. It is speculated that the impact of H variability on
radial velocity (RV) measurements may vary with spectral type.Comment: 27 pages, 12 figures, Accepted by PAS
Magnetic activity variability from H line intensive monitoring for two F-type stars having a hot-Jupiter, Bootis A and Andromedae A
We report the results of intensive monitoring of the variability in the
H line for two F-type stars, Boo and And, during the
last four years 2019-2022, in order to investigate their stellar magnetic
activity. The 4-year H line intensity data taken with the 1.88-m
reflector at Okayama Branch Office, Subaru Telescope, shows the existence of a
possible 123-day magnetic activity cycle of Boo. The result of
the H variability as another tracer of the magnetic activity on the
chromosphere is consistent with previous studies of the Ca II H&K line and
suggests that the magnetic activity cycle is persisted in Boo. For
And, we suggest a quadratic long-term trend in the H
variability. Meanwhile, the short-term monitoring shows no significant period
corresponding to specific variations likely induced by their hot-Jupiter in
both cases ( 3.31 and 4.62 days, respectively). In this H
observation, we could not find any signature of the Star-Planet Magnetic
Interaction. It is speculated that the detected magnetic activity variability
of the two F-type stars is related to the stellar intrinsic dynamo.Comment: 27 pages, 20 figures, 1 table, Accepted by Publications of the
Astronomical Society of Japa
Spin-Orbit Alignment of the TrES-4 Transiting Planetary System and Possible Additional Radial Velocity Variation
We report new radial velocities of the TrES-4 transiting planetary system,
including observations of a full transit, with the High Dispersion Spectrograph
of the Subaru 8.2m telescope. Modeling of the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect
indicates that TrES-4b has closely aligned orbital and stellar spin axes, with
. The close spin-orbit alignment angle
of TrES-4b seems to argue against a migration history involving planet-planet
scattering or Kozai cycles, although there are two nearby faint stars that
could be binary companion candidates. Comparison of our out-of-transit data
from 4 different runs suggest that the star exhibits radial velocity
variability of 20 ms^-1 in excess of a single Keplerian orbit. Although
the cause of the excess radial velocity variability is unknown, we discuss
various possibilities including systematic measurement errors, starspots or
other intrinsic motions, and additional companions besides the transiting
planet.Comment: 10 pages, 3 figures, 3 tables, PASJ in pres
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