English

Template RR Lyrae H alpha, H beta, and H gamma Velocity Curves

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics 2015-06-11 v1 Astrophysics of Galaxies Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics

Abstract

We present template radial velocity curves of abab-type RR Lyrae stars constructed from high-precision measurements of Hα{\rm H\alpha}, Hβ{\rm H\beta}, and Hγ{\rm H\gamma} lines. Amplitude correlations between the Balmer line velocity curves, Johnson VV-band, and SDSS gg- and rr-band light curves are also derived. Compared to previous methods, these templates and derived correlations reduce the uncertainty in measured systemic (center-of-mass) velocities of RR Lyrae stars by up to 15 {\kms}, and will be of particular interest to wide-area spectroscopic surveys such as the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) and LAMOST Experiment for Galactic Understanding and Exploration (LEGUE).

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@article{arxiv.1208.1997,
  title  = {Template RR Lyrae H alpha, H beta, and H gamma Velocity Curves},
  author = {Branimir Sesar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1208.1997},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

10 pages, 3 figures, accepted to AJ