Observations of solar-like oscillations

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent advances in observing solar-like oscillations in stars, highlighting progress from ambiguous detections to precise measurements using high-precision Doppler techniques, and discusses future prospects.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of recent observational results on solar-like oscillations and related stellar types, emphasizing technological progress and future directions.

Findings

Progress from ambiguous to firm detections of stellar oscillations

High-precision Doppler measurements enable detailed observations

Insights into oscillations of giant and supergiant stars

Abstract

There has been tremendous progress in observing oscillations in solar-type stars. In a few short years we have moved from ambiguous detections to firm measurements. We briefly review the recent results, most of which have come from high-precision Doppler measurements. We also review briefly the results on giant and supergiant stars and the prospects for the future.