Non-radial oscillations in the red giant HR7349 measured by CoRoT

TL;DR

This study uses CoRoT satellite data to analyze solar-like oscillations in the red giant HR7349, revealing detailed internal structure information through identified oscillation modes and their properties.

Contribution

First detailed asteroseismic analysis of HR7349 using CoRoT data, identifying multiple oscillation modes and their parameters to probe stellar interior.

Findings

Identified 19 oscillation modes between 19 and 40 μHz.

Measured large and small frequency spacings of Dnu=3.47 μHz and dnu_02=0.65 μHz.

Estimated mode damping time of approximately 14.7 days.

Abstract

Convection in red giant stars excites resonant acoustic waves whose frequencies depend on the sound speed inside the star, which in turn depends on the properties of the stellar interior. Therefore, asteroseismology is the most robust available method for probing the internal structure of red giant stars. Solar-like oscillations in the red giant HR7349 are investigated. Our study is based on a time series of 380760 photometric measurements spread over 5 months obtained with the CoRoT satellite. Mode parameters were estimated using maximum likelihood estimation of the power spectrum. The power spectrum of the high-precision time series clearly exhibits several identifiable peaks between 19 and 40 uHz showing regularity with a mean large and small spacing of Dnu = 3.47+-0.12 uHz and dnu_02 = 0.65+-0.10 uHz. Nineteen individual modes are identified with amplitudes in the range from 35 to 115 ppm. The mode damping time is estimated to be 14.7+4.7-2.9 days.