The age decay of stellar magnetic activity in MS field solar-type stars

Cabestany, J.; Vazquez, M.
Bibliographical reference

Astrophysics and Space Science (ISSN 0004-640X), vol. 97, no. 1, Nov. 1983, p. 151-156.

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1983
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2
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2
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2
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2
Description
The age decay of two indicators of the stellar magnetic activity (λ2800 Mg II emission flux and λ10830 He I equivalent width) have been studied for field solar-type stars. The Li abundance has been used, in most of the cases, as a stellar age indicator. A calibrated decay law for Mg II has been determined and compared with a similar one, recently published, for the Ca II K emission. The greater scatter in the He I results is attributed to the different rotation rates.