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Discovery of new Delta Scuti Stars

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics 2022-08-26 v1

Abstract

Pulsating stars are remarkable objects for stellar astrophysics. Their pulsation frequencies allow us to probe the internal structure of stars. One of the most known groups of pulsating stars is δ\delta Scuti variables which could be used to understand the energy transfer mechanism in A-F type stars. Therefore, in the current study, we focused on the discovery of δ\delta Scuti stars. For this investigation, we followed some criteria. First, we inspected TESS database by eye and discovered some single stars that exhibit pulsation-like behaviour. Our second criterion is TeffT_{\rm eff} and logg\log g range. The δ\delta Scuti stars generally have TeffT_{\rm eff} and logg\log g value in a range of 6300\,-\,8500\,K and 3.2\,-\,4.3, respectively. Hence, we selected the stars which have TIC TeffT_{\rm eff} and logg\log g values in these ranges. The other criterion is the pulsating frequency. A frequency analysis was performed for all the candidate stars. In addition, MVM_{V}, LL and also MbolM_{bol} parameters of the target stars were determined to calculate the pulsation constants and show their positions in the H-R diagram. The final pulsation type classification was made by considering the frequency ranges and pulsation constants of the stars. As a result of the study, five δ\delta Scuti, one γ\gamma Doradus and four hybrid systems were discovered.

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@article{arxiv.2208.11915,
  title  = {Discovery of new Delta Scuti Stars},
  author = {O. Kirmizitas and S. Cavus and F. Kahraman Aliçavuş}},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2208.11915},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

10 pages, Accepted for publication in Astrophysical Bulletin