Examinando por Autor "Brandner, W."

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Corona-Australis DANCe. I. Revisiting the census of stars with Gaia-DR2 data
(EDP Sciences, 2020-02-13) Galli, P. A. B.; Bouy, H.; Olivares, J.; Miret Roig, N.; Sarro, L. M.; Barrado, D.; Berihuete, A.; Brandner, W.; European Research Council (ERC); Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR); Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); Sarro, L. M. [0000-0002-5622-5191; 0000-0002-5971-9242; 0000-0002-8589-4423; 0000-0003-2271-9297; 0000-0001-5292-0421; 0000-0003-0316-2956; Unidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC, MDM-2017-0737
Context. Corona-Australis is one of the nearest regions to the Sun with recent and ongoing star formation, but the current picture of its stellar (and substellar) content is not complete yet. Aims. We take advantage of the second data release of the Gaia space mission to revisit the stellar census and search for additional members of the young stellar association in Corona-Australis. Methods. We applied a probabilistic method to infer membership probabilities based on a multidimensional astrometric and photometric data set over a field of 128 deg2 around the dark clouds of the region. Results. We identify 313 high-probability candidate members to the Corona-Australis association, 262 of which had never been reported as members before. Our sample of members covers the magnitude range between G ≳ 5 mag and G ≲ 20 mag, and it reveals the existence of two kinematically and spatially distinct subgroups. There is a distributed “off-cloud” population of stars located in the north of the dark clouds that is twice as numerous as the historically known “on-cloud” population that is concentrated around the densest cores. By comparing the location of the stars in the HR-diagram with evolutionary models, we show that these two populations are younger than 10 Myr. Based on their infrared excess emission, we identify 28 Class II and 215 Class III stars among the sources with available infrared photometry, and we conclude that the frequency of Class II stars (i.e. “disc-bearing” stars) in the on-cloud region is twice as large as compared to the off-cloud population. The distance derived for the Corona-Australis region based on this updated census is d = 149.4 +0.4−0.4 pc, which exceeds previous estimates by about 20 pc. Conclusions. In this paper we provide the most complete census of stars in Corona-Australis available to date that can be confirmed with Gaia data. Furthermore, we report on the discovery of an extended and more evolved population of young stars beyond the region of the dark clouds, which was extensively surveyed in the past.
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Lithium-rotation connection in the newly discovered young stellar stream Psc–Eri (Meingast 1)
(EDP Sciences, 2020-03-31) Arancibia Silva, J.; Bouvier, J.; Bayo, A.; Galli, P. A. B.; Brandner, W.; Bouy, H.; Barrado, D.; Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (CONICYT); Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico (FONDECYT); European Research Council (ERC); Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR); Barrado, D. [0000-0002-5971-9242]; Galli, P. [0000-0003-2271-9297]; Unidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC, MDM-2017-0737
Context. As a fragile element, lithium is a sensitive probe of physical processes occurring in stellar interiors. Aims. We aim to investigate the relationship between lithium abundance and rotation rate in low-mass members of the newly discovered 125 Myr-old Psc–Eri stellar stream. Methods. We obtained high-resolution optical spectra and measured the equivalent width of the 607.8 nm LiI line for 40 members of the Psc–Eri stream, whose rotational periods have been previously derived. Results. We show that a tight correlation exists between the lithium content and rotation rate among the late-G to early-K-type stars of the Psc–Eri stream. Fast rotators are systematically Li rich, while slow rotators are Li depleted. This trend mimics that previously reported for the similar age Pleiades cluster. Conclusions. The lithium-rotation connection thus seems to be universal over a restricted effective temperature range for low-mass stars at or close to the zero-age main sequence, and does not depend on environmental conditions.
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Lithium-rotation connection in the newly discovered young stellar stream Psc-Eri (Meingast 1) (Corrigendum)
(EDP Sciences, 2020-08-07) Arrancibia Silva, J.; Bouvier, J.; Bayo, A.; Galli, P. A. B.; Brandner, W.; Bouy, H.; Barrado, D.; Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (CONICYT); Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); European Research Council (ERC); Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR); Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico (FONDECYT); Navascues Barrado, D. [0000-0002-5971-9242]; Galli, P. [0000-0003-2271-9297]; Unidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC, MDM-2017-0737
Context. As a fragile element, lithium is a sensitive probe of physical processes occurring in stellar interiors. Aims. We aim to investigate the relationship between lithium abundance and rotation rate in low-mass members of the newly discovered 125 Myr-old Psc–Eri stellar stream. Methods. We obtained high-resolution optical spectra and measured the equivalent width of the 607.8 nm LiI line for 40 members of the Psc–Eri stream, whose rotational periods have been previously derived. Results. We show that a tight correlation exists between the lithium content and rotation rate among the late-G to early-K-type stars of the Psc–Eri stream. Fast rotators are systematically Li rich, while slow rotators are Li depleted. This trend mimics that previously reported for the similar age Pleiades cluster. Conclusions. The lithium-rotation connection thus seems to be universal over a restricted effective temperature range for low-mass stars at or close to the zero-age main sequence, and does not depend on environmental conditions.