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Can the starpatch on Xi Bootis A be explained by using tangential flows?It is demonstrated that a modification of the starpatch model of Toner and Gray (1988), using tangential flows instead of an enhanced granulation velocity dispersion within the patch, is very successful at reproducing both the observed line asymmetry and the line broadening variations observed in the G8 dwarf Xi Boo A. Areal coverage of 10 percent + or - 3 percent of the visible disk, latitude 30 deg + or - 4 deg, mean brightness 0.85 + or - 0.05 relative to the 'quiet' photosphere, mean tangential flow velocities of 8.0 + or - 1.5 km/s, and dispersions about the mean of 8/0 + or - 2.0 km/s are inferred for the patch. A feature at a latitude of about 30 deg is inferred which covers about 10 percent of the visible disk and is 10-20 percent fainter than the rest of the photosphere. It is inferred that 70-80 percent of the patch is penumbra.
Document ID
19910041762
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Toner, Clifford G.
(Hawaii Univ. Honolulu, HI, United States)
Labonte, Barry J.
(Hawaii, University Honolulu, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
February 20, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: Astrophysical Journal, Part 1
Volume: 368
ISSN: 0004-637X
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
91A26385
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-1698
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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