Starspots and Undetected Binary Stars Have Distinct Signatures in Young Stellar Associations

Young stars form in associations, meaning that young stellar associations provide an ideal environment to measure the age of a nominally coeval population. Isochrone fitting, which is the typical method for measuring the age of a coeval population, can be impacted by observational biases that obscur...

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Main Authors: Kendall Sullivan, Adam L. Kraus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad4998