Stellar Ages

A splinter session during the
14th Cambridge Workshop on Cool Stars, Stellar Systems, and the Sun

Thursday, November 9, 2006, 8:30am-12:00pm, at the Pasadena Hilton


Convener: Eric Mamajek
Co-Conveners: Lynne Hillenbrand, David Soderblom, John Stauffer, Michael R. Meyer
PDF Version of Schedule
Session I: Ages of Young Stars
Chair: Lynne Hillenbrand
Time Speaker Title
8:30 E. Mamajek
(CfA)
A Splinter Session on the Thorny Problem of Stellar Ages
Powerpoint
8:45 D. Barrado y Navascues
(LAEFF)
How Far Can We Go Estimating Stellar Ages?
PDF
9:00 R. Jeffries
(Keele Univ.)
Cross-calibration of Upper Main Sequence, Pre-MS, and Li Depletion Boundary Ages
cancelled
9:15 S. Randich
(INAF-Osservatorio di Arcetri)
Ages and Age Spreads in Young Clusters and Associations
Powerpoint
9:30 E. Jensen
(Swarthmore)
Li Depletion in the Beta Pic Moving Group
Powerpoint
9:45 P. A. Young
(Univ. of Arizona & LANL)
Sources of Uncertainty in Stellar Evolution Calculations and Theoretical Ages
Powerpoint
10:00-
10:30
30 Minute Break
Session II: Ages of Old Stars
Chair: David Soderblom
Time Speaker Title
10:30 A. Miglio
(l'Université de Liège)
The Effectiveness of Asteroseismology in Determining Stellar Ages
Powerpoint
10:45 S. Barnes
(Lowell Obs.)
Gyrochronology
11:00 J. Wright
(Berkeley)
Age-Activity Relation for Old Main Sequence Stars
PDF
11:15 F. Grundahl
(Univ. of Aarhus)
Pinpointing Isochrones in Stellar Clusters with Eclipsing Binaries
PDF
11:30 B. Chaboyer
(Dartmouth)
Ages of Benchmark Open Clusters and Globular Clusters
11:45 D. Soderblom
(STSci) & F. Palla
(INAF-Osservatorio di Arcetri)
Wrap-Up Discussion on the State of Stellar Ages
12:00 End of Session / Lunch