Abstract
AbstractIn this contribution the radial velocity (RV) variations expected for starspots on solar-type stars are examined. The spot-induced RV amplitude is found to vary linearly with spot filling factor and is less than 1 m−1 for spot sizes comparable to large sunspots and as high as 20 m s−1 for spot filling factors of 1%. Also, for a given spot size the RV amplitude increases linearly with υ sin i. All of these findings confirm the results of Saar & Donahue (1997). It is also shown that two spectral lines with different temperature sensitivity can have different RV amplitudes which may provide a diagnostic for confirming planet detections. The RV variations due to starspots correlate well with the displacement of the line core and centroid and this can be used to correct RV measurements for the effects of cool starspots.
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