# The mass of the planet-hosting giant star β Geminorum determined from its p-mode oscillation spectrum

@article{Hatzes2012TheMO,
title={The mass of the planet-hosting giant star $\beta$ Geminorum determined from its p-mode oscillation spectrum},
author={A. P. Hatzes and Mathias Zechmeister and Jaymie Matthews and Rainer Kuschnig and Gordon Arthur Hunter Walker and Michaela Doellinger and David B. Guenther and Anthony F. J. Moffat and Slavek M. Rucinski and Dimitar D. Sasselov},
journal={Astronomy and Astrophysics},
year={2012},
volume={543}
}
Aims. Our aim is to use precise radial velocity measurements and photometric data to derive the frequency spacing of the p-mode oscillation spectrum of the planet-hosting star β Gem. This spacing along with the interferometric radius for this star can then be used to derive an accurate stellar mass. Methods. We use a long time series of over 60 h of precise stellar radial velocity measurements of β Gem taken with an iodine absorption cell at the echelle spectrograph mounted on the 2 m Alfred… Expand

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