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Weighing stars from birth to death: mass determination methods across the HRD

The mass of a star is the most fundamental parameter for its structure, evolution, and final fate. It is particularly important for any kind of stellar archaeology and characterization of exoplanets. There exist a variety of methods in astronomy to estimate or determine it. In this review we present...

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Main Authors: Serenelli, Aldo (Author) , Weiss, Achim (Author) , Aerts, Conny (Author) , Angelou, George C. (Author) , Baroch, David (Author) , Bastian, Nate (Author) , Beck, Paul G. (Author) , Bergemann, Maria (Author) , Bestenlehner, Joachim M. (Author) , Czekala, Ian (Author) , Elias-Rosa, Nancy (Author) , Escorza, Ana (Author) , Van Eylen, Vincent (Author) , Feuillet, Diane K. (Author) , Gandolfi, Davide (Author) , Gieles, Mark (Author) , Girardi, Léo (Author) , Lebreton, Yveline (Author) , Lodieu, Nicolas (Author) , Martig, Marie (Author) , Miller Bertolami, Marcelo M. (Author) , Mombarg, Joey S. G. (Author) , Morales, Juan Carlos (Author) , Moya, Andrés (Author) , Nsamba, Benard (Author) , Pavlovski, Krešimir (Author) , Pedersen, May G. (Author) , Ribas, Ignasi (Author) , Schneider, Fabian (Author) , Silva Aguirre, Victor (Author) , Stassun, Keivan G. (Author) , Tolstoy, Eline (Author) , Tremblay, Pier-Emmanuel (Author) , Zwintz, Konstanze (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 26 May 2021
In: The astronomy and astrophysics review
Year: 2021, Volume: 29, Pages: 1-141
ISSN:1432-0754
DOI:10.1007/s00159-021-00132-9
Online Access:Resolving-System, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00159-021-00132-9
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00159-021-00132-9
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Author Notes:Aldo Serenelli, Achim Weiss, Conny Aerts, George C. Angelou, David Baroch, Nate Bastian, Paul G. Beck, Maria Bergemann, Joachim M. Bestenlehner, Ian Czekala, Nancy Elias-Rosa, Ana Escorza, Vincent Van Eylen, Diane K. Feuillet, Davide Gandolfi, Mark Gieles, Léo Girardi, Yveline Lebreton, Nicolas Lodieu, Marie Martig, Marcelo M. Miller Bertolami, Joey S. G. Mombarg, Juan Carlos Morales, Andrés Moya, Benard Nsamba, Krešimir Pavlovski, May G. Pedersen, Ignasi Ribas, Fabian R. N. Schneider, Victor Silva Aguirre, Keivan G. Stassun, Eline Tolstoy, Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay, Konstanze Zwintz
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Summary:The mass of a star is the most fundamental parameter for its structure, evolution, and final fate. It is particularly important for any kind of stellar archaeology and characterization of exoplanets. There exist a variety of methods in astronomy to estimate or determine it. In this review we present a significant number of such methods, beginning with the most direct and model-independent approach using detached eclipsing binaries. We then move to more indirect and model-dependent methods, such as the quite commonly used isochrone or stellar track fitting. The arrival of quantitative asteroseismology has opened a completely new approach to determine stellar masses and to complement and improve the accuracy of other methods. We include methods for different evolutionary stages, from the pre-main sequence to evolved (super)giants and final remnants.
Item Description:Gesehen am 30.03.2022
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ISSN:1432-0754
DOI:10.1007/s00159-021-00132-9

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