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Asteroseismology and Exoplanets: A Kepler Success Story

Asteroseismology – the study of stellar oscillations – is a powerful observational tool to probe the structure and evolution of stars. In addition to the large number of newly discovered exoplanets, the Kepler space telescope has revolutionized asteroseismology by detecting oscillations in thousands of stars from the main-sequence to the red-giant branch. In this talk I will highlight recent asteroseismic discoveries by Kepler, focusing in particular on studies of exoplanet host stars and the application of asteroseismology to measure stellar spin-orbit inclinations. I will furthermore discuss current efforts to improve fundamental properties (such as temperatures, masses, and radii) of Kepler targets, and their importance for deriving accurate planet occurrence rates using the Kepler sample. Finally, I will give a brief overview on first results by Kepler’s ecliptic plane follow-up mission, K2.

Cody Hall

Daniel Huber (NASA Ames/Oak Ridge)

May 02, 2014
14:00 - 15:00