Stellar ages and convective cores in field main-sequence stars: First asteroseismic application to two kepler targets

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Aguirre, V Silva
Basu, S
Brandao, I M
Christensen-Dalsgaard, J
Deheuvels, S
Dogan, G
Metcalfe, T S
Serenelli, A. M.
Ballot, J
Chaplin, W. J.

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Using asteroseismic data and stellar evolution models we obtain the first detection of a convective core in a Kepler field main-sequence star, putting a stringent constraint on the total size of the mixed zone and showing that extra mixing beyond the form

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Astrophysical Journal, The

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