Magnetism, dynamo action and the solar-stellar connection

AS Brun, MK Browning - Living Reviews in Solar Physics, 2017‏ - Springer
The Sun and other stars are magnetic: magnetism pervades their interiors and affects their
evolution in a variety of ways. In the Sun, both the fields themselves and their influence on …

Accurate masses and radii of normal stars: modern results and applications

G Torres, J Andersen, A Giménez - The Astronomy and Astrophysics …, 2010‏ - Springer
This article presents and discusses a critical compilation of accurate, fundamental
determinations of stellar masses and radii. We have identified 95 detached binary systems …

How to constrain your M dwarf: measuring effective temperature, bolometric luminosity, mass, and radius

AW Mann, GA Feiden, E Gaidos… - The Astrophysical …, 2015‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Precise and accurate parameters for late-type (late K and M) dwarf stars are important for
characterization of any orbiting planets, but such determinations have been hampered by …

Magnetic fields of M dwarfs

O Kochukhov - The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, 2021‏ - Springer
Magnetic fields play a fundamental role for interior and atmospheric properties of M dwarfs
and greatly influence terrestrial planets orbiting in the habitable zones of these low-mass …

Giant planet occurrence in the stellar mass-metallicity plane

JA Johnson, KM Aller, AW Howard… - Publications of the …, 2010‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Correlations between stellar properties and the occurrence rate of exoplanets can be used
to inform the target selection of future planet-search efforts and provide valuable clues about …

Metallicity and temperature indicators in M dwarf K-band spectra: Testing new and updated calibrations with observations of 133 solar neighborhood M dwarfs

B Rojas-Ayala, KR Covey, PS Muirhead… - The Astrophysical …, 2012‏ - iopscience.iop.org
We present K-band spectra for 133 nearby (d< 33 ps) M dwarfs, including 18 M dwarfs with
reliable metallicity estimates (as inferred from an FGK type companion), 11 M dwarf planet …

The habitability of planets orbiting M-dwarf stars

AL Shields, S Ballard, JA Johnson - Physics Reports, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The prospects for the habitability of M-dwarf planets have long been debated, due to key
differences between the unique stellar and planetary environments around these low-mass …

Solar-type dynamo behaviour in fully convective stars without a tachocline

NJ Wright, JJ Drake - Nature, 2016‏ - nature.com
In solar-type stars (with radiative cores and convective envelopes like our Sun), the
magnetic field powers star spots, flares and other solar phenomena, as well as …

Testing a predictive theoretical model for the mass loss rates of cool stars

SR Cranmer, SH Saar - The Astrophysical Journal, 2011‏ - iopscience.iop.org
The basic mechanisms responsible for producing winds from cool, late-type stars are still
largely unknown. We take inspiration from recent progress in understanding solar wind …

The spots models: a grid of theoretical stellar evolution tracks and isochrones for testing the effects of starspots on structure and colors

G Somers, L Cao, MH Pinsonneault - The Astrophysical Journal, 2020‏ - iopscience.iop.org
One-dimensional stellar evolution models have been successful at representing the
structure and evolution of stars in diverse astrophysical contexts, but complications have …