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Evolution and seismology of ProcyonWe have calculated an array of stellar models for Procyon A that are based on the best physics available to us, including the latest opacities and nuclear cross sections. The array of models spans the error space centered on Procyon's mass, chemical composition, effective temperature, and luminosity. We find that with OPAL opacities no convective overshoot is needed at the edge of the convective core to match Procyon's position in the H-R diagram. We discuss the discrepancy between the astrophysical mass and the astrometric mass, which is reduced by the more up-to-date physics in the models, and describe how oscillation data can be used to distinguish among the possible models and help resolve the discrepancy. We have calculated oscillation frequencies for the l = 0, 1, 2, and 3 p-modes and oscillation periods for the l = 1, 2, and 3 g-modes for several of these models.
Document ID
19930044654
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Guenther, D. B.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Demarque, P.
(Yale Univ. New Haven, CT, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: Astrophysical Journal, Part 1
Volume: 405
Issue: 1
ISSN: 0004-637X
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Report/Patent Number
ISSN: 0004-637X
Accession Number
93A28651
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG5-1486
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-2531
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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