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Observations of Pulsating OB Stars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2016

Mikołaj Jerzykiewicz*
Affiliation:
Wrocław University Observatory, ul. Kopernika 11, PL-51-622 Wrocław, Poland

Abstract

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Using examples from the literature, I try to show how astrophysical parameters of pulsating stars are derived and how certain (or, occasionally, uncertain) they are. The examples are arranged in the order of increasing input of a priori knowledge. Thus, I start with pulsation periods, because in most cases they can be obtained directly from observations. Then I consider the two stars for which pulsation constants have been determined without recourse to photometric calibrations. Next I show how multicolour photometry can help identify pulsation modes. Finally, I discuss the photometric Teff, log g, and pulsation constants. This leads to conclusions which contain some recommendations for the observers, including a list of promising targets for asteroseismology.

Type
1. Pulsation and Rotation
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1994 

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