scholarly journals CCD VI time-series of the extremely metal-poor globular cluster M92: revisiting its variable star population

2020 ◽  
Vol 494 (3) ◽  
pp. 3212-3226 ◽  
Author(s):  
M A Yepez ◽  
A Arellano Ferro ◽  
D Deras
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Globular Cluster ◽  
Variable Star ◽  
Variable Stars ◽  
Frequency Spectra ◽  
Fourier Decomposition ◽  
Rr Lyrae ◽  
Blazhko Effect ◽  
New Variables ◽  
Gaia Dr2

ABSTRACT We present an analysis of VI CCD time-series photometry of the Oo II type globular cluster M92. The variable star population of the cluster is studied with the aim of revising their classifications, identifications, frequency spectra, and to select indicators of the parental cluster metallicity and distance. The Fourier decomposition of RR Lyrae light curves lead to the estimation of mean [Fe/H]spec = −2.20 ± 0.18 and distance of 8.3 ± 0.2 kpc. Four new variables are reported: one RRd (V40), a multimode SX Phe (V41), an SR (V42), and one RRc (F1) that is most likely not a cluster member. The AC nature of V7 is confirmed. The double mode nature of the RRc star V11 is not confirmed and its amplitude modulations are most likely due to the Blazhko effect. Two modes are found in the known RRc variable V13. It is argued that the variable V30, previously classified as RRab is, in fact, a BL Her-type star not belonging to the cluster. Using the Gaia-DR2 proper motions, we identified 5012 stars in the field of the cluster, which are very likely cluster members, and for which we possess photometry, enabling the production of a refined colour–magnitude diagram. This also allowed us to identify a few variable stars that do not belong to the cluster. The RR Lyrae pulsation modes on the HB are cleanly separated by the first overtone red edge, a common feature in all Oo II-type clusters.

scholarly journals NGC 6712: the variable star population of a tidally disrupted globular cluster

2020 ◽  
Vol 493 (2) ◽  
pp. 1996-2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Deras ◽  
A Arellano Ferro ◽  
C Lázaro ◽  
I H Bustos Fierro ◽  
J H Calderón ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Globular Cluster ◽  
Variable Star ◽  
Variable Stars ◽  
Light Curves ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Horizontal Branch ◽  
Instability Strip ◽  
Fourier Decomposition ◽  
The Galaxy ◽  
New Variables

ABSTRACT We present an analysis of ${VI}$ CCD time-series photometry of globular cluster NGC 6712. Our main goal is to study the variable star population as indicators of the cluster mean physical parameters. We employed the Fourier decomposition of RR Lyrae light curves to confirm that ${}[\rm Fe/H]_{UVES} = -1.0 \pm 0.05$ is a solid estimate. We estimated the reddening to the cluster as E(B − V) = 0.35 ± 0.04 from the RRab stars colour curves. The distance to the cluster was estimated using three independent methods which yielded a weighted mean distance <d > = 8.1 ± 0.2 kpc. The distribution of RRab and RRc stars on the horizontal branch shows a clear segregation around the first overtone red edge of the instability strip, which seems to be a common feature in OoI-type cluster with a very red horizontal branch. We carried out a membership analysis of 60 447 stars in our field of view (FoV) using the data from Gaia-DR2 and found 1529 likely members; we possess the light curves of 1100 among the member stars. This allowed us to produce a clean colour–magnitude diagram, consistent with an age of 12 Gyr, and enabled us to discover close unresolved contaminants for several variable stars. From the proper motion analysis, we found evidence of non-member stars in the FoV of the cluster being tidally affected by the gravitational pull of the bulge of the Galaxy. We found that the RRab variable V6, shows a previously undetected Blazhko effect. Finally, we report 16 new variables of the EW-type (9) and SR-type (7).

STRucture and Evolution of the GAlaxy (STREGA): The case of Pal 3

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (S351) ◽  
pp. 478-481
Author(s):  
M. I. Moretti ◽  
I. Musella ◽  
M. Marconi ◽  
V. Ripepi ◽  
R. Molinaro
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Globular Cluster ◽  
Variable Stars ◽  
Rr Lyrae Stars ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Rr Lyrae ◽  
The Galaxy ◽  
Lyrae Stars ◽  
Candidate Variable

AbstractIn the context of the STRucture and Evolution of the GAlaxy survey, we describe the preliminary results obtained for the fields around the globular cluster Pal 3 (about 2.75 square degrees), by exploiting the obtained g, r, i time series photometry. The final aim is to use variable stars as tools to verify and study the presence of streams around Pal 3. We found 20 candidate variable stars of which 7 RR Lyrae stars possibly belonging to Pal 3, also at large distance from the center. The distribution of the candidate RR Lyrae seems to confirm a preferential distribution in the north-east direction, confirming previous results in literature.

scholarly journals NGC 1261: A TIME-SERIES VI STUDY OF ITS VARIABLE STARS

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 337-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Arellano Ferro ◽  
I. H. Bustos Fierro ◽  
J. H. Calderón ◽  
J. A. Ahumada
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Variable Stars ◽  
Individual Values ◽  
Ccd Photometry ◽  
Rr Lyrae Stars ◽  
Rr Lyrae ◽  
Cluster Distance ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Lyrae Stars ◽  
Gaia Dr2

Time-series VI CCD photometry of the globular cluster NGC 1261 is employed to study its variable star population. A membership analysis of most variables based on Gaia DR2 proper motions and colours was performed prior to the estimation of the mean cluster distance and metallicity. The light curves of the member RR Lyrae were Fourier decomposed to calculate their individual values of distance, [Fe/H], radius and mass. The I band P-L for RR Lyrae stars was also employed. Our best estimates of the metallicity and distance of this Oo I cluster are [Fe/H]ZW =−1.42 ± 0.05 dex and d = 17.2 ± 0.4 kpc. No mixture of fundamental and first overtone RR Lyrae stars in the either-or or bimodal region is seen in this cluster, as it seems to be the rule for Oo I clusters with a red horizontal branch. A multi-approach search in a region of about 10' × 10' around the cluster revealed no new variable stars within the limitations of our CCD photometry.

scholarly journals RR Lyrae Variables in the Globular Cluster M55. The First Evidence for Nonradial Pulsations in RR Lyr Stars

2000 ◽  
Vol 176 ◽  
pp. 317-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Olech ◽  
J. Kaluzny ◽  
I. B. Thompson ◽  
W. Pych ◽  
W. Krzemiński ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Globular Cluster ◽  
Dwarf Galaxy ◽  
Apparent Distance ◽  
Light Curves ◽  
Rr Lyrae Stars ◽  
Present Sample ◽  
Fourier Decomposition ◽  
Rr Lyrae ◽  
Blazhko Effect ◽  
Color Excess

AbstractWe present the results of a photometric study of RR Lyrae variables in the field of the globular cluster M55. We have discovered nine new RR Lyrae stars, increasing the number of known variables in this cluster to 15 objects. Five of the newly discovered variables belong to Bailey type RRc and two to type RRab. Two background RRab stars are probable members of the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy. Fourier decomposition of the light curves was used to derive basic properties of the present sample of RR Lyrae variables. From an analysis of the RRc variables we obtain a mean mass of M = 0.53 ± 0.03 M⊙, luminosity log L = 1.75 ± 0.01 L⊙, Teff = 7193 ± 27 K, and helium abundance Y = 0.27 ± 0.01. We also derive the value of the color excess for M55 to be equal to E(B − V) = 0.11 ± 0.03. We estimate the values of the visual apparent distance moduli to be 13.65 ± 0.11 from RRab stars and 13.91 ± 0.08 from RRc stars. The light curves of three of the RRc variables exhibit changes in amplitude of over 0.1 mag on time scales of less than a week, rather short for the Blazhko effect, but with no evidence for another radial pulsational frequency. However, we do detect other periodicities which are clearly visible in the light curve after removing variations with the first overtone radial frequency. This is strong evidence for the presence of nonradial pulsations, a behavior common for 8 Scuti stars, but not yet observed among RR Lyr variables.

Galactic orbits of stars

1966 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 93-97
Author(s):  
Richard Woolley
Keyword(s):  
Globular Cluster ◽  
Potential Field ◽  
High Velocity ◽  
Velocity Vector ◽  
Variable Stars ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Proper Motions ◽  
Rr Lyrae ◽  
The Galaxy

It is now possible to determine proper motions of high-velocity objects in such a way as to obtain with some accuracy the velocity vector relevant to the Sun. If a potential field of the Galaxy is assumed, one can compute an actual orbit. A determination of the velocity of the globular clusterωCentauri has recently been completed at Greenwich, and it is found that the orbit is strongly retrograde in the Galaxy. Similar calculations may be made, though with less certainty, in the case of RR Lyrae variable stars.

scholarly journals The McDonald Observatory search for pulsating sdA stars

2018 ◽  
Vol 617 ◽  
pp. A6 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. J. Bell ◽  
I. Pelisoli ◽  
S. O. Kepler ◽  
W. R. Brown ◽  
D. E. Winget ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
White Dwarfs ◽  
Main Sequence ◽  
Pulsating Stars ◽  
Blue Stragglers ◽  
Rr Lyrae ◽  
Stellar Pulsations ◽  
Low Mass ◽  
New Variables

Context. The nature of the recently identified “sdA” spectroscopic class of stars is not well understood. The thousands of known sdAs have H-dominated spectra, spectroscopic surface gravity values between main sequence stars and isolated white dwarfs, and effective temperatures below the lower limit for He-burning subdwarfs. Most are likely products of binary stellar evolution, whether extremely low-mass white dwarfs and their precursors or blue stragglers in the halo. Aims. Stellar eigenfrequencies revealed through time series photometry of pulsating stars sensitively probe stellar structural properties. The properties of pulsations exhibited by sdA stars would contribute substantially to our developing understanding of this class. Methods. We extend our photometric campaign to discover pulsating extremely low-mass white dwarfs from the McDonald Observatory to target sdA stars classified from SDSS spectra. We also obtain follow-up time series spectroscopy to search for binary signatures from four new pulsators. Results. Out of 23 sdA stars observed, we clearly detect stellar pulsations in 7. Dominant pulsation periods range from 4.6 min to 12.3 h, with most on timescales of approximately one hour. We argue specific classifications for some of the new variables, identifying both compact and likely main sequence dwarf pulsators, along with a candidate low-mass RR Lyrae star. Conclusions. With dominant pulsation periods spanning orders of magnitude, the pulsational evidence supports the emerging narrative that the sdA class consists of multiple stellar populations. Since multiple types of sdA exhibit stellar pulsations, follow-up asteroseismic analysis can be used to probe the precise evolutionary natures and stellar structures of these individual subpopulations.

scholarly journals Detecting shock waves in non-fundamental mode RR Lyrae using large sample of spectra in SDSS and LAMOST

2020 ◽  
pp. 181-186
Author(s):  
Xiao-Wei Duan ◽  
Xiao-Dian Chen ◽  
Li-Cai Deng ◽  
Fan Yang ◽  
Chao Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shock Waves ◽  
Fundamental Mode ◽  
Variable Stars ◽  
Ionization Zone ◽  
Rr Lyrae Stars ◽  
Hydrogen Emission ◽  
Emission Signal ◽  
Rr Lyrae ◽  
Hydrogen Emission Lines ◽  
Blazhko Effect

Steps toward the nature inside RR Lyrae variables can not only improve our understanding of variable stars but also innovate the precision when we use them as tracers to map the structure of the universe. In this work, we develop a hand-crafted one-dimensional pattern recognition pipeline to fetch out the "first apparitions", the most prominent observational characteristic of shock. We report the first detection of hydrogen emission lines in the first-overtone and multi-mode RR Lyrae variables. We find that there is an anti-correlation between the intensity and the radial velocity of the emission signal, which is possibly caused by opacity changing in the helium ionization zone. Moreover, we find one RRd star with hydrogen emission that possibly shows Blazhko-type modulations. According to our discoveries, with an enormous volume of upcoming data releases of variable stars and spectra, it may become possible to build up the bridge between shock waves and big problems like the Blazhko effect in non-fundamental mode RR Lyrae stars.

scholarly journals CCD Observations of Variable Stars in Globular Clusters

1989 ◽  
Vol 111 ◽  
pp. 285-285
Author(s):  
H.A. Smith ◽  
J.R. Kuhn ◽  
J. Curtis
Keyword(s):  
Globular Cluster ◽  
Globular Clusters ◽  
Variable Stars ◽  
Michigan State University ◽  
State University ◽  
Ccd Photometry ◽  
Rr Lyrae ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Ccd Observations ◽  
Period Variable

AbstractBVR observations of the relatively metal-rich globular cluster NGC 6388 have been obtained with a CCD on the CTIO 0.9 m telescope. Eighteen possible short period variable stars have been discovered in or near the cluster. At least 10 of these are probable RR Lyrae members of NGC 6388. We confirm the finding of Hazen and Hesser that this cluster is one of the most metal-rich to contain a significant number of RR Lyraes. A program of CCD photometry of field and cluster variable stars has been initiated on the 0.6m telescope of the Michigan State University Observatory.

scholarly journals Spectroscopy of Overluminous Cepheids in the Magellanic Clouds

1984 ◽  
Vol 108 ◽  
pp. 223-224
Author(s):  
Horace A. Smith ◽  
Leo Connolly
Keyword(s):  
Globular Cluster ◽  
Large Magellanic Cloud ◽  
Variable Stars ◽  
Magellanic Cloud ◽  
Magellanic Clouds ◽  
Small Magellanic Cloud ◽  
Single Star ◽  
Rr Lyrae ◽  
Short Period ◽  
The Galaxy

The Small Magellanic Cloud is known to contain types of short period Cepheid variable stars not yet discovered in either the Large Magellanic Cloud or, with the exception of a single star, in the Galaxy. These variables can be divided into two categories: anomalous Cepheids and Wesselink-Shuttleworth (WS) stars. The former, which have also been found in dwarf spheroidal systems and in the globular cluster NGC 5466, have periods of 0.4–3 days, but average 0.7–1.0 mag. brighter than RR Lyrae and BL Her stars of equal period. The stars we call WS stars have periods less than about 1.1 day and, at MV = −1 to −2, are brighter than anomalous Cepheids of equal period.

scholarly journals RR Lyrae variables in Baade's window

1979 ◽  
Vol 84 ◽  
pp. 201-202
Author(s):  
B. Blanco ◽  
V. M. Blanco
Keyword(s):  
Southern Hemisphere ◽  
Galactic Center ◽  
Variable Stars ◽  
Zenith Distance ◽  
Rr Lyrae ◽  
Pioneer Study ◽  
New Variables

In his pioneer study of the RR Lyrae variable stars near NGC 6522, in the relatively unobscured window close to the galactic center (1 = 0.9, b = −3.9), Baade (1963) was limited by the high zenith distance of the galactic center as seen from Palomar, and suggested that southern hemisphere observations would be of value. Subsequent studies of the region have been based on the variables found in Baade's original search. Southern hemisphere plates were taken by Hartwick et al. (1972), and their re-analysis of a sample of Baade's variables showed many periods to be in error. They did not, however, search the plates for new variables. Plaut (1973) re-analyzed all the variables but no search for new variables was done.

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