Stellar Activity Cycles
Sandra V. Jeffers, René Kiefer, Τ. S. Metcalfe
Abstract
Abstract The magnetic field of the Sun is generated by internal dynamo process with a cyclic period of 11 years or a 22 year magnetic cycle. The signatures of the Sun’s magnetic cycle are observed in the different layers of its atmosphere and in its internal layers. In this review, we use the same diagnostics to understand the magnetic cycles of other stars with the same internal structure as the Sun. We review what is currently known about mapping the surface magnetic fields, chromospheric and coronal indicators, cycles in photometry and asteroseismology. We conclude our review with an outlook for the future.
Topics & Concepts
AsteroseismologyPhysicsDynamoAstrophysicsAstronomyStarsMagnetic fieldPhotometry (optics)Stellar atmosphereQuantum mechanicsStellar, planetary, and galactic studiesSolar and Space Plasma DynamicsAstro and Planetary Science