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Paper: The Activity Cycles and Surface Differential Rotation of Single Dwarfs
Volume: 416, Solar-Stellar Dynamos as Revealed by Helio- and Asteroseismology: GONG 2008/SOHO 21
Page: 375
Authors: Saar, S. H.
Abstract: I present an updated overview of activity cycles in cool stars. Long-term study of magnetic proxies such as Ca II HK emission and photometry are the primary tools for investigating stellar activity cycles. I focus on cycle data from these sources, specifically for single dwarf stars. These restrictions reduce two areas of uncertainty: structural changes due to evolution and the effects of binarity. I explore the relationships between cycle period, cycle amplitude and various stellar properties, including rotation and surface differential rotation (SDR). Cycle period relationships are somewhat ambiguous; similar restrictions on the data set for SDR, however, reveal interesting trends. Speculations on what the results might imply for the dynamo are wildly tossed about.
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