Effective temperatures, surface gravities, and iron abundances were derived for 109 stars observed by the K2 mission using equivalent width measurements of Fe I and Fe II lines. Calculations were carried out in LTE using Kurucz model atmospheres. Stellar masses and radii were derived by combining the stellar parameters with Gaia DR3 parallaxes, V-magnitudes, and isochrones. The derived stellar and planetary radii have median internal precision of 1.8%, and 2.3%, respectively. The radius gap near Rplanet ≈ 1.9R⊙ was detected in this K2 sample. Chromospheric activity was measured from the Ca II H and K lines using the Values of log RHK were investigated as a function of stellar rotational period (Prot) and we found that chromospheric activity decreases with increasing Prot, although there is a large scatter in log RHK (~0.5) for a given Prot. Activity levels in this sample reveal a paucity of F & G dwarfs with intermediate activity levels (Vaughan-Preston gap). The effect that stellar activity might have on the derivation of stellar parameters was investigated by including magnetically-sensitive Fe I lines in the analysis and we find no significant differences between parameters with and without magnetically-sensitive lines, although the more active stars (log RHK > -5.0) exhibit a larger scatter in the differences in Teff and [Fe/H].
Publisher
Astrophysical Journal
Published On
May 15, 2024
Authors
V. Loaiza-Tacuri, Katia Cunha, Verne V. Smith, F. Quispe-Huaynasi, Ellen Costa-Almeida, Luan Ghezzi, Jorge Melendez
Tags
effective temperatures
surface gravities
iron abundances
K2 mission
stellar activity
chromospheric activity
radius gap
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