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Gyrochronology of Wide Binaries in the Kepler K2 Campaign 5 Field
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  • Terry D. Oswalt, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • Derek Buzasi, Florida Gulf Coast University
  • Tomomi Otani, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Submitting Campus
Daytona Beach
Department
Physical Sciences
Document Type
Poster
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2017
Abstract/Description

We are determining rotation periods for an ensemble of over 100 wide non-interacting binary stars in the K2 Campaign 5 field that contain two main sequence dwarfs, as well as a smaller sample containing at least one white dwarf component. Observations of such coeval pairs provide the basis for our new investigation of rotation-based age determinations. Such “gyrochronology” ages can achieve a precision that exceeds most other current method of stellar age determination. Here we present a status report on our analysis of the light curves extracted from the K2 Campaign 5 field.

Grant or Award Name
NASA grants NNX15AV60G and NNX16AB76G
Citation Information
Terry D. Oswalt, Derek Buzasi and Tomomi Otani. "Gyrochronology of Wide Binaries in the Kepler K2 Campaign 5 Field" (2017)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/terry_d_oswalt/68/