[Fe/H] relations for c-type RR Lyrae Variables based upon Fourier Coefficients
Astrophysics
2008-11-26 v2
Abstract
[Fe/H] - phi_31 - log P relations are found for c-type RR Lyrae stars in globular clusters. The relations are analogous to that found by Jurcsik & Kovacs (1996) for field ab-type RR Lyrae stars, where a larger period correlates with lower metallicity values for similar values of the Fourier coefficient phi_31. The relations obtained here are used to determine the metallicity of field c-type RR Lyrae stars, those within omega Cen, the LMC and toward the galactic bulge. The results are found to compare favorably to metallicity values obtained elsewhere.
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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0506348,
title = {[Fe/H] relations for c-type RR Lyrae Variables based upon Fourier Coefficients},
author = {Siobahn M. Morgan and Jennifer N. Wahl and Rachel M. Wieckhorst},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0506348},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
6 pages, 9 figures. Accepted by MNRAS, major revision from previous version