Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10216/98950
Author(s): Gilliland, RL
Timothy M Brown
Jorgen Christensen Dalsgaard
Hans Kjeldsen
Conny Aerts
Thierry Appourchaux
Sarbani Basu
Timothy R Bedding
William J Chaplin
Cunha, MS
Peter De Cat
Joris De Ridder
Joyce A Guzik
Gerald Handler
Steven Kawaler
Laszlo Kiss
Katrien Kolenberg
Donald W Kurtz
Travis S Metcalfe
Monteiro, MJPFG
Robert Szabo
Torben Arentoft
Luis Balona
Jonas Debosscher
Yvonne P Elsworth
Pierre Olivier Quirion
Dennis Stello
Juan C Carlos Suarez
William J Borucki
Jon M Jenkins
David Koch
Yoji Kondo
David W Latham
Jason F Rowe
Jason H Steffen
Title: Kepler Asteroseismology Program: Introduction and First Results
Issue Date: 2010
Abstract: Asteroseismology involves probing the interiors of stars and quantifying their global properties, such as radius and age, through observations of normal modes of oscillation. The technical requirements for conducting asteroseismology include ultrahigh precision measured in photometry in parts per million, as well as nearly continuous time series over weeks to years, and cadences rapid enough to sample oscillations with periods as short as a few minutes. We report on results from the first 43 days of observations, in which the unique capabilities of Kepler in providing a revolutionary advance in asteroseismology are already well in evidence. The Kepler asteroseismology program holds intrinsic importance in supporting the core planetary search program through greatly enhanced knowledge of host star properties, and extends well beyond this to rich applications in stellar astrophysics.
Subject: Astronomia, Física
Astronomy, Physical sciences
Scientific areas: Ciências exactas e naturais::Física
Natural sciences::Physical sciences
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10216/98950
Document Type: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
Rights: restrictedAccess
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