@article {256096,
	title = {Interplay of tidal evolution and stellar wind braking in the rotation of stars hosting massive close-in planets},
	journal = {The Astrophysical Journal},
	year = {Forthcoming},
	author = {Ferraz-Mello and et al.}
}
@article {256091,
	title = {Shallow extra mixing in solar twins inferred from Be abundances},
	journal = {Astronomy \& Astrophysics Letter},
	volume = {576},
	year = {2015},
	pages = {10},
	abstract = {


Lithium and beryllium are destroyed at different temperatures in stellar interiors. As such, their relative abundances offer excellent probes of the nature and extent of mixing processes within and below the convection zone.We determine Be abundances for a sample of eight solar twins for which Li abundances have previously been determined. The analyzed solar twins span a very wide range of age, 0.5{\textendash}8.2 Gyr, which enables us to study secular evolution of Li and Be depletion. Methods. We gathered high-quality UVES/VLT spectra and obtained Be abundances by spectral synthesis of the Be ii 313 nm doublet. 
The derived beryllium abundances exhibit no significant variation with age. The more fragile Li, however, exhibits a mono- tonically decreasing abundance with increasing age. Therefore, relatively shallow extra mixing below the convection zone is necessary to simultaneously account for the observed Li and Be behavior in the Sun and solar twins.\&nbsp;


},
	url = {http://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/pdf/2015/04/aa25357-14.pdf},
	author = {Tucci Maia and et al.}
}
@article {256061,
	title = {18 Sco: A Solar Twin Rich in Refractory and Neutron-capture Elements. Implications for Chemical Tagging},
	volume = {791},
	year = {2014},
	pages = {14},
	abstract = {We study with unprecedented detail the chemical composition and stellar parameters of the solar twin 18\&nbsp;Sco in a strictly differential sense relative to the Sun. Our study is mainly based on high-resolution (R\&nbsp;~ 110,000), high signal-to-noise ratio (800-1,000) Very Large Telescope UVES spectra, which allow us to achieve a precision of about 0.005\&nbsp;dex in differential abundances. The effective temperature and surface gravity of 18\&nbsp;Sco are\&nbsp;Teff\&nbsp;= 5823\&nbsp;{\textpm} 6\&nbsp;K and log\&nbsp;g\&nbsp;= 4.45 {\textpm} 0.02\&nbsp;dex, i.e., 18\&nbsp;Sco is 46 {\textpm} 6\&nbsp;K hotter than the Sun and log\&nbsp;g\&nbsp;is 0.01 {\textpm} 0.02\&nbsp;dex higher. Its metallicity is [Fe/H] = 0.054 {\textpm} 0.005\&nbsp;dex, and its microturbulence velocity is +0.02 {\textpm} 0.01\&nbsp;km\&nbsp;s{\textendash}1\&nbsp;higher than solar. Our precise stellar parameters and differential isochrone analysis show that 18\&nbsp;Sco has a mass of 1.04 {\textpm} 0.02\&nbsp;M\&nbsp;☉\&nbsp;and that it is ~1.6\&nbsp;Gyr younger than the Sun. We use precise High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS) radial velocities to search for planets, but none are detected. The chemical abundance pattern of 18\&nbsp;Sco displays a clear trend with condensation temperature, thus showing higher abundances of refractories in 18\&nbsp;Sco than in the Sun. Intriguingly, there are enhancements in the neutron-capture elements relative to the Sun. Despite the small element-to-element abundance differences among nearby n-capture elements (~0.02\&nbsp;dex), we successfully reproduce the\&nbsp;r-process pattern in the Solar System. This is independent evidence for the universality of the\&nbsp;r\&nbsp;process. Our results have important implications for chemical tagging in our Galaxy and nucleosynthesis in general.},
	url = {http://iopscience.iop.org/0004-637X/791/1/14/},
	author = {Mel{\'e}ndez and et al.}
}
@article {256056,
	title = {The effects of stellar winds on the magnetospheres and potential habitability of exoplanets},
	journal = {Astronomy \& Astrophysics},
	volume = {570},
	year = {2014},
	pages = {99},
	abstract = {The principle definition of habitability for exoplanets is whether they can sustain liquid water on their surfaces, i.e. that they orbit within the habitable zone. However, the planet{\textquoteright}s magnetosphere should also be considered, since without it, an exoplanet{\textquoteright}s atmosphere may be eroded away by stellar winds.\&nbsp;\&nbsp;The aim of this paper is to investigate magnetospheric protection of a planet from the effects of stellar winds from solar-mass stars.\&nbsp;We study hypothetical Earth-like exoplanets orbiting in the host star{\textquoteright}s habitable zone for a sample of 124 solar-mass stars. These are targets that have been observed by the Bcool Collaboration. Using two wind models, we calculate the magnetospheric extent of each exoplanet. These wind models are computationally inexpensive and allow the community to quickly estimate the magnetospheric size of magnetised Earth-analogues orbiting cool stars.\&nbsp;\&nbsp;Our results indicate that planets around 0.6-0.8 solar-mass stars on the low activity side of the Vaughan-Preston gap are the optimum observing targets for habitable Earth analogues},
	url = {http://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/pdf/2014/10/aa24323-14.pdf},
	author = {See and et al.}
}
@article {256051,
	title = {Rotation and magnetism of Kepler pulsating solar-like stars. Towards asteroseismically calibrated age-rotation relations},
	journal = {Astronomy \& Astrophysics},
	volume = {572},
	year = {2014},
	pages = {34},
	abstract = {Kepler\&nbsp;ultra-high precision photometry of long and continuous observations provides a unique dataset in which surface rotation and variability can be studied for thousands of stars. Because many of these old field stars also have independently measured asteroseismic ages, measurements of rotation and activity are particularly interesting in the context of age-rotation-activity relations. In particular, age-rotation relations generally lack good calibrators at old ages, a problem that this\&nbsp;Kepler\&nbsp;sample of old-field stars is uniquely suited to address.},
	url = {http://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/abs/2014/12/aa23888-14/aa23888-14.html},
	author = {Garc{\'\i}a, R.A., and et al}
}
@article {256071,
	title = {Rotation Periods and Ages of Solar Analogs and Solar Twins Revealed by the Kepler Mission},
	journal = {The Astrophysical Journal Letters},
	volume = {790},
	year = {2014},
	pages = {23},
	abstract = {A new sample of solar analogs and twin candidates has been constructed and studied, paying particular attention to their light curves from NASA{\textquoteright}s\&nbsp;Kepler\&nbsp;mission. This Letter aims to assess their evolutionary status, derive their rotation and ages, and identify those which are solar analogs or solar twin candidates. We separate out the subgiants that compose a large fraction of the asteroseismic sample, and which show an increase in the average rotation period as the stars ascend the subgiant branch. The rotation periods of the dwarfs, ranging from 6 to 30\&nbsp;days and averaging 19\&nbsp;days, allow us to assess their individual evolutionary states on the main sequence and to derive their ages using gyrochronology. These ages are found to be in agreement with a correlation coefficient of\&nbsp;r\&nbsp;= 0.79 with independent asteroseismic ages, where available. As a result of this investigation, we are able to identify 34 stars as solar analogs and 22 of them as solar twin candidates.},
	url = {http://iopscience.iop.org/2041-8205/790/2/L23/pdf/apjl_790_2_23.pdf},
	author = {doNascimento}
}
@article {256066,
	title = {Rotation Periods and Ages of Solar Analogs and Solar Twins Revealed by the Kepler Mission},
	journal = {The Astrophysical Journal Letters},
	volume = {790},
	year = {2014},
	pages = {23},
	abstract = {A new sample of solar analogs and twin candidates has been constructed and studied, paying particular attention to their light curves from NASA{\textquoteright}s\&nbsp;Kepler\&nbsp;mission. This Letter aims to assess their evolutionary status, derive their rotation and ages, and identify those which are solar analogs or solar twin candidates. We separate out the subgiants that compose a large fraction of the asteroseismic sample, and which show an increase in the average rotation period as the stars ascend the subgiant branch. The rotation periods of the dwarfs, ranging from 6 to 30\&nbsp;days and averaging 19\&nbsp;days, allow us to assess their individual evolutionary states on the main sequence and to derive their ages using gyrochronology. These ages are found to be in agreement with a correlation coefficient of\&nbsp;r\&nbsp;= 0.79 with independent asteroseismic ages, where available. As a result of this investigation, we are able to identify 34 stars as solar analogs and 22 of them as solar twin candidates.},
	url = {http://iopscience.iop.org/2041-8205/790/2/L23/pdf/apjl_790_2_23.pdf},
	author = {doNascimento}
}
@article {169771,
	title = {A Bcool magnetic snapshot survey of solar-type stars},
	journal = {MNRAS},
	volume = {444},
	year = {2014},
	pages = {351},
	abstract = {Stellar magnetic field measurements obtained from spectropolarimetry offer key data for activity and dynamo studies, and we present the results of a major high-resolution spectropolarimetric Bcool project magnetic snapshot survey of 170 solar-type stars from observations with the Telescope Bernard Lyot and thCanada-France-Hawaii Telescope. For each target star a high signal-to-noise circularly polarised Stokes V profile has been obtained using Least-Squares D econvolution, and used to detect surface magnetic fields and measure the corresponding mean surface longitudinal magnetic field (Bl). Chromospheric activity indicators were also measured. Surface magnetic fields were detected for 67 stars, with 21 of these stars classified as mature solar-type stars, a result that increases by a factor of four the number of mature solar-type stars on which magnetic fields have been observed. In addition, a magnetic field was detected for 3 out of 18 of the subgiant stars surveyed. For the population of K-dwarfs the mean value of Bl (|Bl|mean) was also found to be higher (5.7 G) than |Bl|mean measured for the G-dwarfs (3.2 G) and the F-dwarfs (3.3 G). For the sample as a whole |Bl|mean increases with rotation rate and decreases with age, and theupper envelope for |Bl| correlates well with the observed chromospheric emission. Stars with a chromospheric S-index greater than about 0.2 show a high magnetic field detection rate and so offer optimal targets for future studies.\&nbsp;This survey constitutes the most extensive spectropolarimetric survey of cool stars undertaken to date, and suggests that it is feasible to pursue magnetic mapping of a wide range of moderately active solar-type stars to improve understanding of their surface fields and dynamos.},
	url = {http://mnras.oxfordjournals.org/content/444/4/3517},
	author = {Marsden and et al.}
}
@article {169781,
	title = {Seismic analysis of HD43587Aa, a solar-like oscillator in a multiple system},
	journal = {Astronomy \& Astrophysics},
	volume = {564},
	year = {2014},
	pages = {34},
	abstract = {The object HD 43587Aa is a G0V star observed during the 145-day LRa03 run of the COnvection, ROtation and planetary Transits space mission (CoRoT), for which complementary High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS) spectra with S/N \&gt; 300 were also obtained. Its visual magnitude is 5.71, and its effective temperature is close to 5950 K. It has a known companion in a highly eccentric orbit and is also coupled with two more distant companions. We undertake a preliminary investigation of the internal structure of HD 43587Aa. \&nbsp;We carried out a seismic analysis of the star, using maximum likelihood estimators and Markov chain Monte Carlo methods. \&nbsp;We established the first table of the eigenmode frequencies, widths, and heights for HD 43587Aa. The star appears to have a mass and a radius slightly larger than the Sun, and is slightly older (5.6 Gyr). Two scenarios are suggested for the geometry of the star: either its inclination angle is very low, or the rotation velocity of the star is very low. \&nbsp;A more detailed study of the rotation and of the magnetic and chromospheric activity for this star is needed, and will be the subject of a further study. New high resolution spectrometric observations should be performed for at least several months in duration.\&nbsp;},
	url = {http://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/pdf/2014/04/aa22478-13.pdf},
	author = {Boumier and et al.}
}
@article {169776,
	title = {Stellar magnetism: empirical trends with age and rotation},
	journal = {MNRAS},
	volume = {441},
	year = {2014},
	pages = {2361},
	abstract = {We investigate how the observed large-scale surface magnetic fields of low-mass stars (0.1 - 2 M⊙), reconstructed through Zeeman-Doppler imaging, vary with age t, rotation and X-ray emission. Our sample consists of 104 magnetic maps of 73 stars, from accreting pre-main sequence to main-sequence objects (1 Myr ≲ t ≲ 10 Gyr). For non-accreting dwarfs we empirically find that the unsigned average large-scale surface field is related to age as t-0.655 {\textpm} 0.045. This relation has a similar dependence to that identified by Skumanich, used as the basis for gyrochronology. Likewise, our relation could be used as an age-dating method ({\textquoteleft}magnetochronology{\textquoteright}). The trends with rotation we find for the large-scale stellar magnetism are consistent with the trends found from Zeeman broadening measurements (sensitive to large- and small-scale fields). These similarities indicate that the fields recovered from both techniques are coupled to each other, suggesting that small- and large-scale fields could share the same dynamo field generation processes. For the accreting objects, fewer statistically significant relations are found, with one being a correlation between the unsigned magnetic flux and rotation period. We attribute this to a signature of star-disc interaction, rather than being driven by the dynamo.},
	url = {http://mnras.oxfordjournals.org/content/441/3/2361.full.pdf},
	author = {Vidotto and et al.}
}
@article {169756,
	title = {The Future of the Sun: An Evolved Solar Twin Revealed by CoRoT},
	journal = {The Astrophysical Journal Letters},
	volume = {771},
	year = {2013},
	pages = {31},
	abstract = {
The question of whether the Sun is peculiar within the class of solar-type stars has been the subject of active\&nbsp;investigation over the past three decades. Although several solar twins have been found with stellar parameters\&nbsp;similar to those of the Sun (albeit in a range of Li abundances and with somewhat different compositions), their\&nbsp;rotation periods are unknown, except for 18 Sco, which is younger than the Sun and with a rotation period shorter\&nbsp;than solar. It is difficult to obtain rotation periods for stars of solar age from ground-based observations, as a\&nbsp;low-activity level implies a shallow rotational modulation of their light curves.\&nbsp;CoRoT\&nbsp;has provided space-based\&nbsp;long time series from which the rotation periods of solar twins as old as the Sun could be estimated. Based on\&nbsp;high-signal-to-noise, high-resolution spectroscopic observations gathered at the Subaru Telescope, we show that\&nbsp;the star CoRoT ID 102684698 is a somewhat evolved solar twin with a low Li abundance. Its rotation period is 29\&nbsp;{\textpm}\&nbsp;5 days, compatible with its age (6.7 Gyr) and low lithium content,\&nbsp;A(Li) =\&nbsp;0.85 dex. Interestingly, our\&nbsp;CoRoT\&nbsp;solar\&nbsp;twin seems to have enhanced abundances of the refractory elements with respect to the Sun, a typical characteristic\&nbsp;of most nearby twins. With a magnitude\&nbsp;V =\&nbsp;14.1, ID 102684698 is the first solar twin revealed by\&nbsp;CoRoT, the\&nbsp;farthest field solar twin so far known, and the only solar twin older than the Sun for which a rotation period has\&nbsp;been determined.
},
	url = {http://iopscience.iop.org/2041-8205/771/2/L31/pdf/apjl_771_2_31.pdf},
	author = {doNascimento and Y. Takeda and Acosta, D and Mel{\'e}ndez and Porto de Mello and Castro}
}
@article {169766,
	title = {High Precision Abundances of the Old Solar Twin HIP 102152: Insights on Li Depletion from the Oldest Sun\&nbsp;},
	journal = {The Astrophysical Journal Letters},
	volume = {774},
	year = {2013},
	pages = {32},
	abstract = {We present the first detailed chemical abundance analysis of the old 8.2 Gyr solar twin, HIP 102152. We derive\&nbsp;differential abundances of 21 elements relative to the Sun with precisions as high as 0.004 dex (
1\%), using\&nbsp;ultra high-resolution (\&nbsp;R\&nbsp;=
110,000), high S/N UVES spectra obtained on the 8.2 m Very Large Telescope. Our\&nbsp;determined metallicity of HIP 102152 is [Fe/H]\&nbsp;= -\&nbsp;0.013\&nbsp;{\textpm}\&nbsp;0.004. The atmospheric parameters of the star were\&nbsp;determined to be 54 K cooler than the Sun, 0.09 dex lower in surface gravity, and a microturbulence identical to
our derived solar value. Elemental abundance ratios examined versus dust condensation temperature reveal a solar\&nbsp;abundance pattern for this star, in contrast to most solar twins. The abundance pattern of HIP 102152 appears to
be the most similar to solar of any known solar twin. Abundances of the younger, 2.9 Gyr solar twin, 18 Sco,\&nbsp;were also determined from UVES spectra to serve as a comparison for HIP 102152. The solar chemical pattern of\&nbsp;HIP 102152 makes it a potential candidate to host terrestrial planets, which is reinforced by the lack of giant planets\&nbsp;in its terrestrial planet region. The following non-local thermodynamic equilibrium Li abundances were obtained\&nbsp;for HIP 102152, 18 Sco, and the Sun: log\&nbsp;(Li)\&nbsp;=\&nbsp;0.48\&nbsp;{\textpm}\&nbsp;0.07, 1.62\&nbsp;{\textpm}\&nbsp;0.02, and 1.07\&nbsp;{\textpm}\&nbsp;0.02, respectively. The\&nbsp;Li abundance of HIP 102152 is the lowest reported to date for a solar twin, and allows us to consider an emerging,\&nbsp;tightly constrained Li-age trend for solar twin stars.},
	url = {http://iopscience.iop.org/2041-8205/774/2/L32/pdf/apjl_774_2_32.pdf},
	author = {TalaWanda and Mel{\'e}ndez and Ram{\'\i}rez and Yong and Bergemann and Asplund and Bedell and Tucci and Casagrande and Castro and doNascimento and Bazot}
}
@article {256081,
	title = {Estimating the p-mode frequencies of the solar twin 18 Scorpii},
	journal = {astronomy \& Astrophysics Letter},
	volume = {544},
	year = {2012},
	pages = {106},
	abstract = {Solar twins have been a focus of attention for more than a decade, because their structure is extremely close to that of the Sun. Today, thanks to high-precision spectrometers, it is possible to use asteroseismology to probe their interiors. Our goal is to use time series obtained from the HARPS spectrometer to extract the oscillation frequencies of 18 Sco, the brightest solar twin. We used the tools of spectral analysis to estimate these quantities. We estimate 52 frequencies using an MCMC algorithm. After examination of their probability densities and comparison with results from direct MAP optimization, we obtain a minimal set of 21 reliable modes. The identification of each pulsation mode is straightforwardly accomplished by comparing to the well-established solar pulsation modes. We also derived some basic seismic indicators using these values. These results offer a good basis to start a detailed seismic analysis of 18 Sco using stellar models.\&nbsp;},
	url = {http://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/pdf/2012/08/aa17963-11.pdf},
	author = {Bazot and et al.}
}
@article {256086,
	title = {Lithium in M 67: From the main sequence to the red giant branch},
	journal = {Astronomy \& Astrophysics Letter},
	volume = {541},
	year = {2012},
	pages = {150},
	abstract = {


Lithium abundances in open clusters are a very effective probe of mixing processes, and their study can help us to understand the large depletion of lithium that occurs in the Sun. Owing to its age and metallicity, the open cluster M67 is especially interesting on this respect. Many studies of lithium abundances in M67 have been performed, but a homogeneous global analysis of lithium in stars from subsolar masses and extending to the most massive members, has yet to be accomplished for a large sample based on high-quality spectra.\&nbsp;We test our non-standard models, which were calibrated using the Sun with observational data.
We collect literature data to analyze, for the first time in a homogeneous way, the non-local thermal equilibrium lithium abundances of all observed single stars in M 67 more massive than \~{}0.9 M⊙. Our grid of evolutionary models is computed assuming a non-standard mixing at metallicity [Fe/H] = 0.01, using the Toulouse-Geneva evolution code. Our analysis starts from the entrance into the zero-age main-sequence. Lithium in M 67 is a tight function of mass for stars more massive than the Sun, apart from a few outliers. A plateau in lithium abundances is observed for turn-off stars. Both less massive (M <= 1.10 M⊙) and more massive (M >= 1.28 M⊙) stars are more depleted than those in the plateau. There is a significant scatter in lithium abundances for any given mass M <= 1.1 M⊙. Our models qualitatively reproduce most of the features described above, although the predicted depletion of lithium is 0.45 dex smaller than observed for masses in the plateau region, i.e. between 1.1 and 1.28 solar masses. More work is clearly needed to accurately reproduce the observations. Despite hints that chromospheric activity and rotation play a role in lithium depletion, no firm conclusion can be drawn with the presently available data.\&nbsp;


},
	url = {http://www.aanda.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117704/pdf},
	author = {Pace and et al}
}
@article {256076,
	title = {Rotational periods and evolutionary models for subgiant stars observed by CoRoT*},
	journal = {astronomy \& Astrophysics Letter},
	volume = {548},
	year = {2012},
	pages = {1},
	abstract = {


We present rotation period measurements for subgiants observed by CoRoT. Interpreting the modulation of stellar light that is caused by star-spots on the time scale of the rotational period depends on knowing the fundamental stellar parameters.\&nbsp;Constraints on the angular momentum distribution can be extracted from the true stellar rotational period. By using models with an internal angular momentum distribution and comparing these with measurements of rotation periods of subgiant stars we investigate the agreement between theoretical predictions and observational results. With this comparison we can also reduce the global stellar parameter space compatible with the rotational period measurements from subgiant light curves. We can prove that an evolution assuming solid body rotation is incompatible with the direct measurement of the rotational periods of subgiant stars. Methods. Measuring the rotation periods relies on two different periodogram procedures, the Lomb-Scargle algorithm and the Plavchan periodogram. Angular momentum evolution models were computed to give us the expected rotation periods for subgiants, which we compared with measured rotational periods.We find evidence of a sinusoidal signal that is compatible in terms of both phase and amplitude with rotational modulation. Rotation periods were directly measured from light curves for 30 subgiant stars and indicate a range of 30 to 100 d for their rotational periods.


},
	url = {http://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/pdf/2012/12/aa19791-12.pdf},
	author = {doNascimento and et al.}
}
