Abstract
Seismology of stars provides insight into the physical mechanisms taking place in their interior, with modes of oscillation probing different layers. Low-amplitude acoustic oscillations excited by turbulent convection were detected four decades ago in the Sun and more recently in low-mass main-sequence stars. Using data gathered by the Convection Rotation and Planetary Transits mission, we report here on the detection of solar-like oscillations in a massive star, V1449 Aql, which is a known large-amplitude (β Cephei) pulsator.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1540-1542 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Science |
Volume | 324 |
Issue number | 5934 |
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Publication status | Published - 19 Jun 2009 |