1999A&A...352..217G -
Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 352, 217-227 (1999/12-1)
Evolution of X-ray activity and rotation on G-K giants.
GONDOIN P.
Abstract (from CDS):
The recent availability of stellar parallaxes provided by the Hipparcos star catalogue (ESA,
1997HIP...C......0E) enables an accurate determination of the positions of single field giants in a theoretical H-R diagram and a reliable estimate of their masses. The present study combines these new astrometric data with previously published X-ray fluxes and rotational velocities. The results confirm the existence of a sharp decrease of X-ray emission at spectral type K1 for 2.5 M
☉<M<5M
☉ giants. The study shows that the rotational velocity of these stars reaches a minimum at the same location in the H-R diagram. However, no tight relationship between X-ray luminosities and projected equatorial velocities was found among the sample stars. I suggest that these results could reflect the importance of differential rotation in determining the level of coronal emission among ≥2.5M
☉ G and K giants. The restoration of rigid rotation at the bottom of the red giant branch could prevent the maintenance of large scale magnetic fields, thus explaining the sharp decrease of coronal X-ray emission at spectral type K1.
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Journal keyword(s):
stars: activity - stars: evolution - stars: late-type
Simbad objects:
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