Correlations between Ca ii H and K Emission and the Gaia M Dwarf Gap

The Gaia M dwarf gap, also known as the Jao Gap, is a novel feature discovered in the Gaia Data Release 2 G versus BP-RP color–magnitude diagram. This gap represents a 17% decrease in stellar density in a thin magnitude band around the convective transition mass (∼0.35 M _⊙ ) on the main sequence. P...

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Main Authors: Emily M. Boudreaux, Aylin Garcia Soto, Brian C. Chaboyer
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/ad2e8c