Wide-Field Variability Survey of the Globular Cluster M 79 and a New Period-Luminosity Relation for SX Phe Stars

• Autorzy: Kopacki G.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

We present the results of a search for variable stars in a 26×39 arcmin² field around globular cluster M 79 (NGC 1904). The search was made by means of an extended version of image subtraction, which allows us to analyze in a uniform manner CCD frames obtained with different telescopes and cameras of different sizes and resolutions. The search resulted in finding 20 new variable stars, among which 13 are cluster members. The members include one new RR Lyr star of subtype c, three SX Phe stars, and nine variable red giants. We also show that V7 is a W Vir star with a period of 13.985 d. Revised mean periods of RRab and RRc stars, ⟨P⟩_ab=0.71 d and ⟨P⟩<subc</sub>=0.34 d, respectively, and relative percentage of RRc stars, N_c/(N_ab+N_c)=45% confirm that M 79 belongs to the Oosterhoff II group of globular clusters. The mean V magnitude of the horizontal branch of M 79 based on ten RR Lyr stars has been estimated to be V<sub<HB</sub>=⟨V⟩_RR=16.11±0.03 mag. In one RRc star, V9, light changes with three close frequencies were detected, indicating excitation of nonradial modes. An SX Phe star, V18, is a double-mode pulsator with two radial modes excited, fundamental and first overtone. Moreover, we have discovered two SX Phe or δ Sct stars and one W UMa type system, all likely field objects. We also studied the period-luminosity relation for SX Phe stars. Using 62 fundamental and fundamentalized periods of radial double-mode and high-amplitude SX Phe stars known in Galactic globular clusters, we have derived the slope and zero point of this relation to be, -3.3±0.27 and 2.68±0.03 mag (at log(P/d)=-1.24), respectively.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

stars: population II; stars: variables: RR Lyrae; stars: oscillations; including pulsations; globular clusters: individual: M 79

• Wydawca: Copernicus Foundation for Polish Astronomy
• Czasopismo: Acta Astronomica
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: Vol. 65, No. 1
• Strony: 81--106
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 46 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Kopacki G.

• Astronomical Institute, University of Wrocław, ul. Kopernika 11, 51-622 Wrocław, Poland

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