Proposal: P01_06
SPB stars
Abstract:
The SPB stars are the only type of
pulsators which allow an opportunity of probing the deeper layers of mid- to
late B-type stars. Unfortunately, no know SPB stars are present in the Kepler
FOV, but several stars in the relevant spectral type range are selected as
possible candidates. Whether or not asteroseismology can be successfully
applied to these stars, the results from Kepler will be able to answer one
fundamental question: do all stars in the instability strip pulsate? If some
stars do not pulsate, new ideas will have to be developed to explain why this
is the case even at the extremely low amplitude level possible with Kepler.