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Asteroseismology of OB stars with CoRoT
Author(s) -
Degroote P.,
Aerts C.,
Samadi R.,
Miglio A.,
Briquet M.,
Auvergne M.,
Baglin A.,
Baudin F.,
Catala C.,
Michel E.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
astronomische nachrichten
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-3994
pISSN - 0004-6337
DOI - 10.1002/asna.201011458
Subject(s) - asteroseismology , stars , physics , astrophysics , light curve , astronomy , t tauri star , opacity , optics
The CoRoT satellite is revolutionizing the photometric study of massive O‐type and B‐type stars. During its long runs, CoRoT observed the entire main sequence B star domain, from typical hot β Cep stars, via cooler hybrid p‐ and g‐mode pulsators to the SPB stars near the edge of the instability strip. CoRoT lowers the sensitivity barrier from the typical mmagprecision reached from the ground, to the µ mag‐level reached from space. Within the wealth of detected and identified pulsation modes, relations have been found in the form of multiplets, combination of frequencies, and frequency‐ and period spacings. This wealth of observational evidence is finally providing strong constraints to test current models of the internal structure and pulsations of hot stars. Aside from the expected opacity driven modes with infinite lifetime, other unexpected types of variability are detected in massive stars, such as modes of stochastic nature. The simultaneous observation of all these light curve characteristics implies a challenge for both observational asteroseismology and stellar modelling (© 2010 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)