P-type pulsators on the main sequence of HR Diagram Gyöngyi Kerekes COROT-day Budapest March, 2007
HRD δ Scuti β Cephei SPB γ Doradus
Comparison TypePeriod Amplitude (in magnitude) Spectral type β Cephei3-8 hours B2-B5 δ Scuti1-3 hours A0-F5
δ Scuti HD V mag = 7.81 Spectral type: A2 Outside of the instability strip, blue edge Reopens the problem of variability
Whitening
Fitting
Frequencies of HD Frequency (cycle/day) Amplitude (magnitude) Phase Noise (S/N) Frequency (cycle/day) Amplitude (magnitude) Phase Noise (S/N)
β Cephei stars Known since solar masses Main pulsation modes radial But non-radial pulsations also detected Large fraction is multiperiodic Frequency spectrum is not too dense modelling becomes possible Very interesting from astroseismologic point of view
β Cephei HD Main target of the first COROT long run V mag = 8.3 Spectral type: B 1.5
Whitening
Fitting
Frequencies Frequency (cycle/day) Amplitude (magnitude) Phase Noise (S/N) Frequency (cycle/day) Amplitude (magnitude) Phase Noise (S/N)
Conclusions Main obtained frequencies: Trends in light curves ↓ Further cleanings are required HD belongs to small amplitude δ Scuti s → maybe more modes are excited → COROT’s task to investigate if there are more modes δ Scuti HD β Cephei HD
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