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Title: THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY DATA RELEASE 7 SPECTROSCOPIC M DWARF CATALOG. III. THE SPATIAL DEPENDENCE OF MAGNETIC ACTIVITY IN THE GALAXY

Abstract

We analyze the magnetic activity of 59,318 M dwarfs from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 7. This analysis explores the spatial distribution of M dwarf activity as a function of both vertical distance from the Galactic plane (Z) and planar distance from the Galactic center (R). We confirm the established trends of decreasing magnetic activity (as measured by H{alpha} emission) with increasing distance from the mid-plane of the disk and find evidence of a trend in Galactocentric radii. We measure a non-zero radial gradient in the activity fraction in our analysis of stars with spectral types dM3 and dM4. The activity fraction increases with R and can be explained by a decreasing mean stellar age with increasing distance from the Galactic center.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Department of Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91125 (United States)
  2. Department of Astronomy, Boston University, 725 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 (United States)
  3. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Haverford College, 370 Lancaster Avenue, Haverford, PA 19041 (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22136598
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Astronomical Journal (New York, N.Y. Online)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 146; Journal Issue: 3; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1538-3881
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
79 ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; BALMER LINES; CATALOGS; DISTANCE; GALAXIES; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS; SPACE DEPENDENCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STARS

Citation Formats

Sebastian Pineda, J., West, Andrew A., Bochanski, John J., and Burgasser, Adam J., E-mail: jspineda@astro.caltech.edu. THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY DATA RELEASE 7 SPECTROSCOPIC M DWARF CATALOG. III. THE SPATIAL DEPENDENCE OF MAGNETIC ACTIVITY IN THE GALAXY. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/3/50.
Sebastian Pineda, J., West, Andrew A., Bochanski, John J., & Burgasser, Adam J., E-mail: jspineda@astro.caltech.edu. THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY DATA RELEASE 7 SPECTROSCOPIC M DWARF CATALOG. III. THE SPATIAL DEPENDENCE OF MAGNETIC ACTIVITY IN THE GALAXY. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-6256/146/3/50
Sebastian Pineda, J., West, Andrew A., Bochanski, John J., and Burgasser, Adam J., E-mail: jspineda@astro.caltech.edu. 2013. "THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY DATA RELEASE 7 SPECTROSCOPIC M DWARF CATALOG. III. THE SPATIAL DEPENDENCE OF MAGNETIC ACTIVITY IN THE GALAXY". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-6256/146/3/50.
@article{osti_22136598,
title = {THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY DATA RELEASE 7 SPECTROSCOPIC M DWARF CATALOG. III. THE SPATIAL DEPENDENCE OF MAGNETIC ACTIVITY IN THE GALAXY},
author = {Sebastian Pineda, J. and West, Andrew A. and Bochanski, John J. and Burgasser, Adam J., E-mail: jspineda@astro.caltech.edu},
abstractNote = {We analyze the magnetic activity of 59,318 M dwarfs from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 7. This analysis explores the spatial distribution of M dwarf activity as a function of both vertical distance from the Galactic plane (Z) and planar distance from the Galactic center (R). We confirm the established trends of decreasing magnetic activity (as measured by H{alpha} emission) with increasing distance from the mid-plane of the disk and find evidence of a trend in Galactocentric radii. We measure a non-zero radial gradient in the activity fraction in our analysis of stars with spectral types dM3 and dM4. The activity fraction increases with R and can be explained by a decreasing mean stellar age with increasing distance from the Galactic center.},
doi = {10.1088/0004-6256/146/3/50},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22136598}, journal = {Astronomical Journal (New York, N.Y. Online)},
issn = {1538-3881},
number = 3,
volume = 146,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Sun Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
}