scholarly journals A Survey of Magellanic Cloud Clusters for RR Lyrae Stars

1984 ◽  
Vol 108 ◽  
pp. 37-38
Author(s):  
J. A. Graham ◽  
J. M. Nemec
Keyword(s):  
Variable Stars ◽  
Magellanic Cloud ◽  
Magellanic Clouds ◽  
The Other ◽  
Rr Lyrae Stars ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Rr Lyrae ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Cloud Clusters ◽  
Lyrae Stars

Preliminary results are presented of a search for RR Lyrae variable stars in old clusters in the Magellanic Clouds. RR Lyraes have been found in NGC 1786 and NGC 2210. With the exceptions of NGC 339 (SMC) and NGC 2019 and Hodge 11 (LMC), all clusters classified as type VII by Searle, Wilkinson and Bagnuolo (1980) contain RR Lyrae variables. On the other hand, none have yet been found in clusters of type VI.

scholarly journals RR Lyrae Stars and Novae in the Magellanic Clouds

1984 ◽  
Vol 108 ◽  
pp. 207-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Graham
Keyword(s):  
Variable Stars ◽  
Magellanic Clouds ◽  
Rr Lyrae Stars ◽  
Entire Area ◽  
Classical Novae ◽  
Rr Lyrae ◽  
Cloud Clusters ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Lyrae Stars ◽  
Made In

RR Lyrae variable stars and classical novae can be used very effectively for locating and studying the old stellar populations in the Magellanic Clouds. RR Lyrae stars are found in large numbers in both Clouds at about 19m. Apart from the concentrated searches within Cloud clusters, intensive surveys for field variables have so far been made in four areas, each about 1° square. Novae have the advantage of being as bright as 10m at maximum light. They can be detected with small telescopes and surveys have covered almost the entire area of each Cloud. Needs and prospects for future surveys are discussed. Both types of object are suitable for investigating the early chemical composition of the Clouds and its subsequent enrichment with heavy elements. Studies of the old populations in the Clouds are reinforcing the view that, while some stars in the Magellanic Clouds are as old as any in our Galaxy, the major bursts of star formation came along comparatively recently.

scholarly journals The Characteristics of the Field RR Lyrae Stars in the Magellanic Clouds

1974 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
pp. 107-108
Author(s):  
J. A. Graham
Keyword(s):  
Stellar Evolution ◽  
Large Magellanic Cloud ◽  
Variable Stars ◽  
Magellanic Cloud ◽  
Magellanic Clouds ◽  
Light Curves ◽  
Rr Lyrae Stars ◽  
Rr Lyrae ◽  
First Results ◽  
Lyrae Stars

The Magellanic Clouds are well known as being very suitable for observing the various stages of stellar evolution. During the last few years, I have been studying the RR Lyrae variable stars in each of the two Clouds. Some first results were reported at IAU Colloquium No. 21 in 1972 (Graham, 1973). Here, I would like to update these results on the basis of more recent data and to comment on some of the characteristics of the field RR Lyrae stars in each system. Periods and light curves are now available for 63 RR Lyrae stars in a 1° x 1.3° field centered on the cluster NGC 1783 in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and for 62 stars in a 1° x 1.3° field centered on the cluster NGC 121 in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). Both ab and c type variables are represented and, viewed individually, the Cloud RR Lyraes are identical in characteristics to those known in our Galaxy. Studied as groups, however, there are small but significant differences between the RR Lyrae stars in each system. The following four specific features seem to be emerging from the study.

scholarly journals RR Lyrae Variable Stars and the Distance Scale

1978 ◽  
Vol 80 ◽  
pp. 53-57
Author(s):  
S. V. M. Clube ◽  
J. A. Dawe
Keyword(s):  
Galactic Halo ◽  
Galactic Center ◽  
Variable Stars ◽  
Magellanic Clouds ◽  
Solar Neighborhood ◽  
Royal Greenwich Observatory ◽  
Rr Lyrae Stars ◽  
Rr Lyrae ◽  
Lyrae Stars ◽  
Kinematical Parameters

A statistical parallax algorithm (Clube and Dave, 1978a,b), using the technique of maximum likelihood, has been applied to a set of 103 ‘ab’ - RR Lyrae stars in the solar neighborhood (r 2<kpc), using observational data from the Royal Greenwich Observatory Bulletins. A second set of 130 ‘ab’ - RR Lyrae stars has been kindly supplied to us by Dr. A. Heck (Université de Liège) to permit a comparison between our analyses. The purpose of this investigation was:(a) to investigate the variations of kinematical parameters and absolute luminosities of these stars as functions of Preston's index ΔS and of log (Period).(b) to identify those RR Lyrae stars in the solar neighborhood which most closely resemble those in the galactic halo, those near the galactic center, and those in the Magellanic Clouds.

scholarly journals Preliminary results for RR Lyrae stars and Classical Cepheids from the Vista Magellanic Cloud (VMC) survey

2012 ◽  
Vol 341 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Ripepi ◽  
M. I. Moretti ◽  
G. Clementini ◽  
M. Marconi ◽  
M. R. Cioni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magellanic Cloud ◽  
Rr Lyrae Stars ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Rr Lyrae ◽  
Classical Cepheids ◽  
Lyrae Stars

scholarly journals CCD Photometry of RR Lyrae Stars in NGC 6388 and M15

1993 ◽  
Vol 139 ◽  
pp. 338-338
Author(s):  
N.A. Silbermann ◽  
H.A. Smith ◽  
M. Bolte
Keyword(s):  
Globular Clusters ◽  
Variable Stars ◽  
Ccd Photometry ◽  
Rr Lyrae Stars ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Rr Lyrae ◽  
Lyrae Stars

AbstractWe present preliminary results of a program of CCD photometry of RR Lyrae variable stars in the globular clusters NGC 6388 and M15.

scholarly journals Wide-field variability survey of the globular cluster NGC 4833

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (S301) ◽  
pp. 441-442
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Kopacki
Keyword(s):  
Globular Cluster ◽  
Variable Stars ◽  
Wide Field ◽  
Red Giants ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Rr Lyrae Stars ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Rr Lyrae ◽  
Lyrae Stars ◽  
Field Variability

AbstractWe present preliminary results of the variability survey in the field of the globular cluster NGC 4833. We observed all 34 variable stars known in the cluster. In addition, we have found two new SX Phoenicis stars, one new RR Lyrae star, twelve new eclipsing systems mostly of the W Ursae Majoris type, nine new variable red giants, and ten new field-stars showing irregular variations. Properties of RR Lyrae stars indicate that NGC 4833 is an Oosterhoff's type II globular cluster.

scholarly journals The RR Lyrae Stars in the Magellanic Clouds

1973 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 120-128
Author(s):  
J. A. Graham
Keyword(s):  
Large Magellanic Cloud ◽  
Magellanic Cloud ◽  
Magellanic Clouds ◽  
Type I ◽  
Rr Lyrae Stars ◽  
Rr Lyrae ◽  
Visual Magnitude ◽  
Metal Abundance ◽  
Lyrae Stars ◽  
Small Dispersion

AbstractThe characteristics of the RR Lyrae stars in the Magellanic Clouds are discussed. The existence of numerous RR Lyrae variables in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) cluster NGC 1835 is noted. The variables indicate that this cluster is of Oosterhoff type I. No cluster of Oosterhoff type II has yet been recognized in the Clouds. Some new results of a study of the RRLyrae variables in an LMC field 1° x 1.°3 are discussed. Periods have been determined for 50 out of 72 probable RR lyraes in this field. RR Lyrae ab stars with periods less than 0.d46 are absent. The time averaged and are 19.m56 and 19.m20 with surprisingly small dispersion. First impressions of results for a similar field in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) suggest that the old stellar population of the SMC may have a slightly lower metal abundance than that of the LMC. The best available distance moduli for the Magellanic Clouds indicate a mean absolute visual magnitude M of +0.m5 ±0.2 for the RR Lyrae stars in these systems.

scholarly journals Variable Stars in the Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy

1993 ◽  
Vol 139 ◽  
pp. 358-358
Author(s):  
C. G. Goldsmith
Keyword(s):  
Dwarf Galaxies ◽  
Dwarf Galaxy ◽  
Variable Stars ◽  
University Of Washington ◽  
Rr Lyrae Stars ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Rr Lyrae ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Lyrae Stars ◽  
Plate Collection

This project was initiated in 1985 by James Nemec (University of Washington) and Nicholas Suntzeff (C.T.I.O.). The goal was to study the system of ∼600 variable stars in the Sculptor dwarf galaxy. In 1987 the author became the recipient of the plate collection, which formed the basis for his Ph.D. dissertation. In this paper preliminary results are presented. Briefly, 612 stars were studied, of which 432 are van Agt (1978) stars and 180 are newly discovered variable stars. A total of 381 stars are confirmed variables. Most of these are RR Lyraes, but many anomalous Cepheids and some candidate eclipsing variables were also found. Several candidate double-mode RR Lyrae stars were also identified. The mean period of the ab-type RR Lyrae stars is 0.60±0.08 day, and the mean period of the c-type stars is 0.35±0.03 day, not unlike the mean periods of other nearby dwarf galaxies.

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