Asteroseismology for Galactic archaeology: Bridging two fields

Luca Casagrande*, Victor Silva Aguirre, Aldo M. Serenelli

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    Abstract

    Asteroseismology has the capability of precisely determining stellar properties that would otherwise be inaccessible, such as radii, masses, and thus ages of field stars. When coupling this information with classical determinations of stellar parameters, such as metallicities, effective temperatures, and angular diameters, powerful new diagnostics for Galactic studies can be obtained. An overview of the ongoing Strömgren survey for Asteroseismology and Galactic Archaeology (SAGA) is presented, along with recent results using asteroseismology to investigate the vertical age structure of the Milky Way disc.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)680-685
    Number of pages6
    JournalProceedings of the International Astronomical Union
    Volume11
    Issue numberA29B
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015

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