Pushing the boundaries of asteroseismic individual frequency modelling: unveiling two evolved very-low metallicity red giants

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Main Authors: Larsen, Jens R., Rørsted, Jakob L., Børsen-Koch, Victor Aguirre, Lundkvist, Mia S., Christensen-Dalsgaard, Jørgen, Winther, Mark L., Stokholm, Amalie, Li, Yaguang, Slumstrup, Ditte, Kjeldsen, Hans, Corsaro, Enrico, Benomar, Othman, Dhanpal, Siddarth, Weiss, Achim, Mosser, Benoît, Hekker, Saskia, Stello, Dennis, Korn, Andreas J., Jendreieck, Andressa, Elsworth, Yvonne, Handberg, Rasmus, Kallinger, Thomas, Jiang, Chen, Ruchti, Greg
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author Larsen, Jens R.
Rørsted, Jakob L.
Børsen-Koch, Victor Aguirre
Lundkvist, Mia S.
Christensen-Dalsgaard, Jørgen
Winther, Mark L.
Stokholm, Amalie
Li, Yaguang
Slumstrup, Ditte
Kjeldsen, Hans
Corsaro, Enrico
Benomar, Othman
Dhanpal, Siddarth
Weiss, Achim
Mosser, Benoît
Hekker, Saskia
Stello, Dennis
Korn, Andreas J.
Jendreieck, Andressa
Elsworth, Yvonne
Handberg, Rasmus
Kallinger, Thomas
Jiang, Chen
Ruchti, Greg
author_facet Larsen, Jens R.
Rørsted, Jakob L.
Børsen-Koch, Victor Aguirre
Lundkvist, Mia S.
Christensen-Dalsgaard, Jørgen
Winther, Mark L.
Stokholm, Amalie
Li, Yaguang
Slumstrup, Ditte
Kjeldsen, Hans
Corsaro, Enrico
Benomar, Othman
Dhanpal, Siddarth
Weiss, Achim
Mosser, Benoît
Hekker, Saskia
Stello, Dennis
Korn, Andreas J.
Jendreieck, Andressa
Elsworth, Yvonne
Handberg, Rasmus
Kallinger, Thomas
Jiang, Chen
Ruchti, Greg
contents Metal-poor stars are key to understanding the first stellar generation in the Galaxy. Asteroseismic characterisation of red giants has traditionally relied on global seismic parameters, not the full spectrum of individual oscillation modes. Here, we present the first characterisation of two evolved very metal-poor stars, including the detailed mixed-mode patterns. We demonstrate that incorporating individual frequencies into grid-based modelling of red-giant stars enhances its precision, enabling detailed studies of these ancient stars and allowing us to infer the stellar properties of two $[\mathrm{Fe}/\mathrm{H}]{\sim}{-}2.5$ dex Kepler stars: KIC 4671239 and KIC 7693833. Recent developments in both observational and theoretical asteroseismology allows for detailed studies of the complex oscillation pattern of evolved giants. We employ Kepler time series and surface properties from high-resolution spectroscopic data to asteroseismically characterise the two stars using the BAyesian STellar Algorithm, BASTA. Both stars show agreement between constraints from seismic and classical observables; an overlap unrecoverable when purely considering the global seismic parameters. KIC 4671239 and KIC 7693833 were determined to have masses of $0.78^{+0.04}_{-0.03}$ and $0.83^{+0.03}_{-0.01} M_{\odot}$ with ages of $12.1^{+1.6}_{-1.5}$ and $10.3^{+0.6}_{-1.4}$ Gyr, respectively. A $\sim10$% discrepancy between observed and modelled $ν_{\mathrm{max}}$ suggests a metallicity dependence of its scaling relation, leading to overestimated masses and incorrect age inferences for metal-poor stars. Utilising the full spectrum of individual oscillation modes, we circumvent the dependence on the asteroseismic scaling relations, providing direct constraints on the stars themselves, pushing the boundaries of state-of-the-art detailed modelling of evolved stars at metallicities far different from solar.
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spellingShingle Pushing the boundaries of asteroseismic individual frequency modelling: unveiling two evolved very-low metallicity red giants
Larsen, Jens R.
Rørsted, Jakob L.
Børsen-Koch, Victor Aguirre
Lundkvist, Mia S.
Christensen-Dalsgaard, Jørgen
Winther, Mark L.
Stokholm, Amalie
Li, Yaguang
Slumstrup, Ditte
Kjeldsen, Hans
Corsaro, Enrico
Benomar, Othman
Dhanpal, Siddarth
Weiss, Achim
Mosser, Benoît
Hekker, Saskia
Stello, Dennis
Korn, Andreas J.
Jendreieck, Andressa
Elsworth, Yvonne
Handberg, Rasmus
Kallinger, Thomas
Jiang, Chen
Ruchti, Greg
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Metal-poor stars are key to understanding the first stellar generation in the Galaxy. Asteroseismic characterisation of red giants has traditionally relied on global seismic parameters, not the full spectrum of individual oscillation modes. Here, we present the first characterisation of two evolved very metal-poor stars, including the detailed mixed-mode patterns. We demonstrate that incorporating individual frequencies into grid-based modelling of red-giant stars enhances its precision, enabling detailed studies of these ancient stars and allowing us to infer the stellar properties of two $[\mathrm{Fe}/\mathrm{H}]{\sim}{-}2.5$ dex Kepler stars: KIC 4671239 and KIC 7693833. Recent developments in both observational and theoretical asteroseismology allows for detailed studies of the complex oscillation pattern of evolved giants. We employ Kepler time series and surface properties from high-resolution spectroscopic data to asteroseismically characterise the two stars using the BAyesian STellar Algorithm, BASTA. Both stars show agreement between constraints from seismic and classical observables; an overlap unrecoverable when purely considering the global seismic parameters. KIC 4671239 and KIC 7693833 were determined to have masses of $0.78^{+0.04}_{-0.03}$ and $0.83^{+0.03}_{-0.01} M_{\odot}$ with ages of $12.1^{+1.6}_{-1.5}$ and $10.3^{+0.6}_{-1.4}$ Gyr, respectively. A $\sim10$% discrepancy between observed and modelled $ν_{\mathrm{max}}$ suggests a metallicity dependence of its scaling relation, leading to overestimated masses and incorrect age inferences for metal-poor stars. Utilising the full spectrum of individual oscillation modes, we circumvent the dependence on the asteroseismic scaling relations, providing direct constraints on the stars themselves, pushing the boundaries of state-of-the-art detailed modelling of evolved stars at metallicities far different from solar.
title Pushing the boundaries of asteroseismic individual frequency modelling: unveiling two evolved very-low metallicity red giants
topic Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.23063