Photometric Variability of the mCP Star CS Vir: Evolution of the Rotation Period

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ÖZUYAR D., Sener H. T., Stevens I. R.

PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA, cilt.35, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 35
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1017/pasa.2017.69
  • Dergi Adı: PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: methods: data analysis, stars: chemically peculiar, stars: early-type, stars: individual: CS Vir, stars: rotation, CHEMICALLY PECULIAR STARS, STEREO SATELLITES, AP STARS, SPECTRUM, I., FREQUENCY
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this study is to accurately calculate the rotational period of CS Vir by using STEREO observations and investigate a possible period variation of the star with the help of all accessible data. The STEREO data that cover 5-yr time interval between 2007 and 2011 are analysed by means of the Lomb-Scargle and Phase Dispersion Minimization methods. In order to obtain a reliable rotation period and its error value, computational algorithms such as the Levenberg-Marquardt and Monte Carlo simulation algorithms are applied to the data sets. Thus, the rotation period of CS Vir is improved to be 9.29572(12) d by using the 5-yr of combined data set. Also, the light elements are calculated as HJD(max) = 2454715.975(11) + 9(d).29572(12) x E + 9(d).78(1.13) x 10 (- 8) x E-2 by means of the extremum times derived from the STEREO light curves and archives. Moreover, with this study, a period variation is revealed for the first time, and it is found that the period has lengthened by 0.66(8) s y(-1), equivalent to 66 s per century. Additionally, a time-scale for a possible spin-down is calculated around tau(SD) similar to 10(6) yr. The differential rotation and magnetic braking are thought to be responsible of the mentioned rotational deceleration. It is deduced that the spin-down time-scale of the star is nearly three orders of magnitude shorter than its main-sequence lifetime (tau(MS) similar to 10(9) yr). It is, in return, suggested that the process of increase in the period might be reversible.