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Title:
REM near-IR and optical photometric monitoring of pre-main sequence stars in Orion. Rotation periods and starspot parameters
Authors:
Frasca, A.; Covino, E.; Spezzi, L.; Alcalá, J. M.; Marilli, E.; Fżrész, G.; Gandolfi, D.
Affiliation:
AA(INAF, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania, via S. Sofia, 78, 95123 Catania, Italy ), AB(INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte, via Moiariello 16, 80131 Napoli, Italy), AC(INAF, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania, via S. Sofia, 78, 95123 Catania, Italy; European Space Agency (ESTEC), PO Box 299, 2200 AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands), AD(INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte, via Moiariello 16, 80131 Napoli, Italy), AE(INAF, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania, via S. Sofia, 78, 95123 Catania, Italy), AF(Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA), AG(INAF, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania, via S. Sofia, 78, 95123 Catania, Italy; Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg, Sternwarte 5, 07778 Tautenburg, Germany)
Publication:
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 508, Issue 3, 2009, pp.1313-1330 (A&A Homepage)
Publication Date:
12/2009
Origin:
EDP Sciences
Astronomy Keywords:
stars: pre-main sequence, stars: rotation, stars: starspots, stars: flare, techniques: photometric, ISM: individual objects: Orion
DOI:
10.1051/0004-6361/200913327
Bibliographic Code:
2009A&A...508.1313F

Abstract

Aims. We aim at determining the rotational periods and the starspot properties in very young low-mass stars belonging to the Ori OB1c star forming region, contributing to the study of the angular momentum and magnetic activity evolution in these objects.
Methods: We performed an intensive photometric monitoring of the PMS stars falling in a field of about 10 arcmin× 10 arcmin in the vicinity of the Orion nebula cluster (ONC), also containing the BD eclipsing system 2MASS J05352184-0546085. Photometric data were collected between November 2006 and January 2007 with the REM telescope in the {VRIJHK}' bands. The largest number of observations is in the I band (about 2700 images) and in J and H bands (about 500 images in each filter). From the observed rotational modulation, induced by the presence of surface inhomogeneities, we derived the rotation periods. The long time-baseline (nearly three months) allowed us to detect rotation periods, also for the slowest rotators, with sufficient accuracy (Δ P/P<2%). The analysis of the spectral energy distributions and, for some stars, of high-resolution spectra provided us with the main stellar parameters (luminosity, effective temperature, mass, age, and v sin i) which are essential for the discussion of our results. Moreover, the simultaneous observations in six bands, spanning from optical to near-infrared wavelengths, enabled us to derive the starspot properties for these very young low-mass stars.
Results: In total, we were able to determine the rotation periods for 29 stars, spanning from about 0.6 to 20 days. Thanks to the relatively long time-baseline of our photometry, we derived periods for 16 stars and improved previous determinations for the other 13. We also report the serendipitous detection of two strong flares in two of these objects. In most cases, the light-curve amplitudes decrease progressively from the R to H band as expected for cool starspots, while in a few cases, they can only be modelled by the presence of hot spots, presumably ascribable to magnetospheric accretion. The application of our own spot model to the simultaneous light curves in different bands allowed us to deduce the spot parameters and particularly to disentangle the spot temperature and size effects on the observed light curves.

Based on observations collected at the ESO REM telescope (La Silla, Chile) and at the MMT Observatory, a joint facility of the Smithsonian Institution and the University of Arizona. Tables 6, 7 and the light curves of the variable stars are only available in electronic form at the CDS via anonymous ftp to cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr (130.79.128.5) or via http://cdsweb.u-strasbg.fr/cgi-bin/qcat?J/A+A/508/1313 Figures 21-24 are only available in electronic form at http://www.aanda.org

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