Document Type
Article
Publication Title
The Astronomical Journal
Abstract
We present chromospheric activity index SHK measurements for over 13,000 F, G, and K disk stars with high signal-to-noise ratio (>60) spectra in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Data Release 7 (DR7) spectroscopic sample. A parameter δS is defined as the difference between SHK and a “zero” emission line fitted by several of the most inactive stars. The SHK indices of subgiant stars tend to be much lower than dwarfs, which provide a way to distinguish dwarfs and giants with relatively low-resolution spectra. Cooler stars are generally more active and display a larger scatter than hotter stars. Stars associated with the thick disk are in general less active than those of the thin disk. The fraction of K dwarfs that are active drops with vertical distance from the Galactic plane. Metallicity affects SHK measurements differently among F, G, and K dwarfs in this sample. Using the open clusters NGC 2420, M67, and NGC 6791 as calibrations, ages of most field stars in this SDSS sample range from 3 to 8 Gyr.
DOI
10.1088/0004-6256/145/5/140
Publication Date
5-2013
Recommended Citation
Zhao, J K.; Oswalt, Terry D.; Zhao, G; Lu, Q H.; Luo, A L.; and Zhang, L Y., "Tracers Of Chromospheric Structure.I. Ca ii H&K Emission Distribution Of 13,000 F, G, And K Stars In SDSS DR7 Spectroscopic Sample" (2013). Aerospace, Physics, and Space Science Faculty Publications. 213.
https://repository.fit.edu/apss_faculty/213