Flip-Flops as Observational Signatures of Different Dynamo Modes in Cool Stars |
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Authors: | D M Fluri S V Berdyugina |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of Astronomy, ETH Zentrum, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland;(2) Astronomy Division, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 3000, 90014, Finland |
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Abstract: | Cool, rapidly rotating stars exhibit enhanced magnetic activity with cyclic behavior on various time scales. In particular,
the longitude of the dominant activity region switches quasi-periodically by 180∘, which is known as the “flip-flop” phenomenon. In the present paper we introduce a new approach for the interpretation of
stellar cycles based on light curve modeling with dipole and quadrupole dynamo modes. We discuss the observational signatures
of different combinations of the dynamo modes. The proposed simple model is able to reproduce the basic properties of long-term
photometric behavior of active stars and allows us to study different mechanisms resulting in flip-flops. |
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