Article
Gyrochronology of Wide Binaries in the Kepler K2 Campaign 5 Field
Publications
Submitting Campus
Daytona Beach
Department
Physical Sciences
Document Type
Poster
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2017
Disciplines
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.
Sponsorship/Conference/Institution
American Astronomical Society
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/