[en] The forthcoming data expected from space missions such as CoRoT require the capacity of the available tools to provide accurate models whose numerical precision is well above the expected observational errors. In order to secure that these tools meet the specifications, a team has been established to test and, when necessary, to improve the codes available in the community. The CoRoT Evolution and Seismic Tool Activity (ESTA) has been set up with this mission. Several groups have been involved. The present paper describes the motivation and the organisation of this activity, providing the context and the basis for the presentation of the results that have been achieved so far. This is not a finished task as future even better data will continue to demand more precise and complete tools for asteroseismology.
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Lebreton, Y.; Observatoire de Paris, GEPI, CNRS UMR 8111
Monteiro, M. J. P. F. G.; Centro de Astrofísica da Universidade do Porto and Departamento de Matemática Aplicada da Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto
Montalban Iglesias, Josefa ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Astrophysique stellaire théorique et astérosismologie
Moya, A.; Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía-CSIC
Baglin, A.; Observatoire de Paris, LESIA
Christensen-Dalsgaard, J.; Institut for Fysik og Astronomi, Aarhus Universitet
Goupil, M.-J.; Observatoire de Paris, LESIA
Michel, E.
Provost, J.; Cassiopée, URA CNRS 1362, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur
Roxburgh, I. W.; Observatoire de Paris, LESIA ; , Queen Mary University of London
Scuflaire, Richard ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Evol. et stabilité des étoiles et des amas d'étoiles (ESEA)
Language :
English
Title :
The CoRoT evolution and seismic tools activity. Goals and tasks
Publication date :
01 August 2008
Journal title :
Astrophysics and Space Science
ISSN :
0004-640X
eISSN :
1572-946X
Publisher :
Springer Science & Business Media B.V., Dordrecht, Netherlands
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