The roAp Stars Observed by the Kepler Space Telescope

Before the launch of theKeplerSpace Telescope, most studies of the rapidly oscillating Ap (roAp) stars were conducted with ground-based photometricBobservations, supplemented with high-resolution time-resolved spectroscopy and some space observations with the WIRE, MOST, and BRITE satellites. These modes of observation often only provided information on a single star at a time, however,Keplerprovided the opportunity to observe hundreds of thousands of stars simultaneously. Over the duration of the primary 4 yearKeplermission, and its 4 year reconfigured K2 mission, the telescope observed at least 14 new and known roAp stars. This paper provides a summary the results of these observations, including a first look at the entire data sets, and provides a look forward to NASA'sTESSmission.