Variability of M giant stars based on Kepler photometry: general characteristics

Konkoly Observatory, Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Konkoly Thege M. út 15-17, H-1121 Budapest, Hungary Sydney Institute for Astronomy (SIfA), School of Physics, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia ELTE Gothard-Lendület Research Group, Szent Imre herceg út 112, H-9700 Szombathely, Hungary Stellar Astrophysics Centre, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark Department of Experimental Physics and Astronomical Observatory, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 9, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, United States Cited By :23 Export Date: 7 April 2020 CODEN: MNRAA Correspondence Address: Bányai, E.; Konkoly Observatory, Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Konkoly Thege M. út 15-17, H-1121 Budapest, Hungary; email: ebanyai@konkoly.hu Funding Agency and Grant Number: Hungarian OTKAOrszagos Tudomanyos Kutatasi Alapprogramok (OTKA) [K76816, K83790, K104607]; Mag Zrt. [HUMAN MB08C 81013]; ESA PECSEuropean Space Agency [C98090]; KTIA [URKUT_10-1-2011-0019]; Lendulet- Young Researchers Programme of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) [269194]; Janos Bolyai Research Scholarship of the Hungarian Academy of SciencesHungarian Academy of Sciences; Hungarian Eotvos fellowship; NASA's Science Mission Directorate Funding text: This project has been supported by the Hungarian OTKA Grants K76816, K83790, K104607 and HUMAN MB08C 81013 grant of Mag Zrt., ESA PECS C98090, KTIA URKUT_10-1-2011-0019 grant, the Lendulet-2009 Young Researchers Programme of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement no. 269194 (IRSES/ASK). AD, RSz and GyMSz have been supported by the Janos Bolyai Research Scholarship of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. AD was supported by the Hungarian Eotvos fellowship. RSz acknowledges the University of Sydney IRCA grant. Funding for this Discovery Mission is provided by NASA's Science Mission Directorate. The Kepler Team and the Kepler Guest Observer Office are recognized for helping to make the mission and these data possible.