Stellar Winds and High-Energy Radiation: Evolution and influences on planetary atmospheres
- Author(s)
- Colin Johnstone, Lin Tu, Manuel Güdel, Theresa Rank-Lüftinger, Helmut Lammer, Kristina Kislyakova, Bibiana Fichtinger
- Abstract
As part of the Austrian research network "Pathways to Habitability: From Disks to Active Stars, Planets and Life" (path.univie.ac.at), we study the evolution of stellar output (e.g. winds, high-energy radiation) over the lifetimes of solar-like stars and the influence of stellar output on the development of habitable planetary environments. We have developed a coupled stellar rotation-wind-radiation model that describes the long term evolution of stellar output over the course of a star's life. We show that the initial rotation rate of a star can significantly influence the evolution of winds and high-energy radiation and therefore the development of planetary atmospheres.
- Organisation(s)
- Department of Astrophysics
- External organisation(s)
- Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften (ÖAW)
- Journal
- Abstracts of the EPSC-DPS
- Volume
- 10
- Publication date
- 10-2015
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 103003 Astronomy, 103004 Astrophysics
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/stellar-winds-and-highenergy-radiation-evolution-and-influences-on-planetary-atmospheres(cd6bf602-71f4-49a4-a431-ad18f7d4bef8).html