Mode identification for subdwarf b stars using period spacings in kepler data

Abstract

During the Kepler spacecraft's first year of operation, its short cadence observations were obtained in a survey mode where targets received one month of nearly continuous observations. Forty eight subdwarf B stars were observed of which 14 were found to be pulsators, 13 having predominantly long (g mode) periods. We applied asymptotic relations to the g-mode pulsations and discovered evenly spaced in period sequences for ℓ D 1 and 2 modes in all of the stars. We were able to associate 222 of 317 measured periods with ℓ D 1 and 2 modes which should provide tight constraints on pulsation models. We use the period spacings to compare with theoretical masses of these stars.

Department(s)

Physics, Astronomy, and Materials Science

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29630-7_48

Publication Date

1-1-2013

Journal Title

Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings

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