Understanding Astrophysical Noise from Stellar Surface Magneto-Convection

@article{Cegla2014UnderstandingAN,
  title={Understanding Astrophysical Noise from Stellar Surface Magneto-Convection},
  author={Heather M. Cegla and Christopher A. Watson and Sergiy Shelyag and M. Mathioudakis},
  journal={arXiv: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics},
  year={2014}
}
To obtain cm/s precision, stellar surface magneto-convection must be disentangled from observed radial velocities (RVs). In order to understand and remove the convective signature, we create Sun-as-a-star model observations based on a 3D magnetohydrodynamic solar simulation. From these Sun-as-a-star model observations, we find several line characteristics are correlated with the induced RV shifts. The aim of this campaign is to feed directly into future high precision RV studies, such as the… 
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