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CCD PHOTOMETRY OF RR LYRAE STARS IN M5 AS A TEST FOR THE PULSATIONAL SCENARIO
In this paper we present new CCD investigations of RR Lyrae pulsators in the
Oo.I globular cluster M5. B V curves of light for 15 RR Lyrae are presented.
With the addition of further 11 curves of light by Storm, Carney and Beck
(1991) one is dealing with a sample of 26 well studied cluster pulsators whose
properties have been implemented with similar data for RR Lyrae in clusters M3,
M15, M68 to allow a comparison with the theoretical scenario recently presented
by Bono and Stellingwerf (1994). On this basis, we discuss the distribution of
stars in the period amplitude diagram, disclosing a substantial reduction of
Sandage's period shift. We suggest that theoretical constraints concerning
periods and amplitudes could allow information on masses and luminosity of the
pulsators directly from Bailey's diagram only. Static temperatures have been
derived for all stars in the sample, discussing the dependence on the
temperature of the observed pulsational properties.Comment: postscript file of 17 pages of text plus 7 figures and 2 tables. For
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RR Lyrae variables in M5 as a test of pulsational theory
We present B and V CCD photometry for variables in the cluster central
region, adding new data for 32 variables and giving suitable light curves, mean
magnitudes and corrected colors for 17 RR Lyrae. Implementing the data given in
this paper with similar data already appeared in the literature we discuss a
sample of 42 variables, as given by 22 RRab and 20 RRc, to the light of recent
predictions from pulsational theories. We find that the observational evidence
concerning M5 pulsators appears in marginal disagreement with predictions
concerning the color of the First Overtone Blue Edge (FOBE), whereas a clear
disagreement appears between the ZAHB luminosities predicted through
evolutionary or pulsational theories.Comment: 7 pages, 7 postscript figures, accepted for publication on MNRA
Pulsational M_V versus [Fe/H] relation(s) for globular cluster RR Lyrae variables
We use the results from recent computations of updated non-linear convective
pulsating models to constrain the distance modulus of Galactic globular
clusters through the observed periods of first overtone RRc pulsators. The
resulting relation between the mean absolute magnitude of RR Lyrae stars
and the heavy element content [Fe/H] appears well in the range of
several previous empirical calibrations, but with a non linear dependence on
[Fe/H] so that the slope of the relation increases when moving towards larger
metallicities. On this ground, our results suggest that metal-poor
([Fe/H]-1.5) variables follow two different
linear -[Fe/H] relations. Application to RR Lyrae stars in the
metal-poor globular clusters of the Large Magellanic Cloud provides a LMC
distance modulus of the order of 18.6 mag, thus supporting the "long" distance
scale. The comparison with recent predictions based on updated stellar
evolution theory is shortly presented and discussed.Comment: 8 pages, 4 postscript figures, accepted for publication on MNRA
Bright Stars in the Galactic Globular M5
We present a CCD investigation of the galactic globular M5 aimed to increase
the statistical relevance of the available sample of evolving bright stars.
Previous investigations, limited to the outer cluster region, have been
extended toward the cluster center, more than doubling the number of observed
luminous stars. On this basis, we discuss a statistically relevant sample, rich
of 415 HB stars. The occurrence of a gap in the blue side of the HB is
suggested. Comparison to the current evolutionary scenario discloses a good
agreement concerning both the C-M diagram location and the relative abundance
of stars in the advanced evolutionary phases, supporting our present knowledge
of the evolution of low mass stars. Determination of the amount of the original
helium content through the ratio R N(HB)/N(RGB) gives .Comment: 16 pages, Standard TeX, 4 figures available upon request from
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Kepler observations of A-F pre-main sequence stars in Upper Scorpius: Discovery of six new ~Scuti and one ~Doradus stars
We present light curves and periodograms for 27 stars in the young Upper
Scorpius association (age=\,Myr) obtained with the Kepler spacecraft.
This association is only the second stellar grouping to host several pulsating
pre-main sequence (PMS) stars which have been observed from space. From an
analysis of the periodograms, we identify six ~Scuti variables and one
~Doradus star. These are most likely PMS stars or else very close to
the zero-age main sequence. Four of the ~Scuti variables were observed
in short-cadence mode, which allows us to resolve the entire frequency
spectrum. For these four stars, we are able to infer some qualitative
information concerning their ages. For the remaining two ~Scuti stars,
only long-cadence data are available, which means that some of the frequencies
are likely to be aliases. One of the stars appears to be a rotational variable
in a hierarchical triple system. This is a particularly important object, as it
allows the possibility of an accurate mass determination when radial velocity
observations become available. We also report on new high-resolution echelle
spectra obtained for some of the stars of our sample.Comment: 19 pages, 9 figures. Accepted for publication on MNRA
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