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The Blazhko modulation of TV Boo in 2010

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics 2015-06-12 v1

Abstract

We present the analysis of the multicolour CCD observations in the 2010 season of the Blazhko RRc star TV Boo. TV Boo shows a complex Blazhko modulation dominated by two independent modulations with P_{fm1}=9.74 d and P_{fm2}=21.43 d long periods. Both modulation components appear in the frequency spectra as multiplet structures around the harmonics of the pulsation. The positive value of the asymmetry parameter (Q=+0.51) of the primary modulation suggests that it is similar in its character to the Blazhko effect of most of the modulated RRab stars. Interestingly, the secondary, lower-amplitude modulation exhibits a negative asymmetry parameter (Q=-0.22), which is an unusually low value when compared to the Blazhko-modulated RRab stars. Apart from the two modulation frequencies, the spectra also show an additional frequency f' and its linear combinations with the pulsation and the primary modulation f_{1}+f' and f_{1}-f'-f_{m1}. We conclude that the additional frequency most probably belongs to a non-radial mode.

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@article{arxiv.1211.3640,
  title  = {The Blazhko modulation of TV Boo in 2010},
  author = {G. Hajdu and J. Jurcsik and Á. Sódor and B. Szeidl and P. Smitola and B. Belucz and K. Posztobányi and K. Vida and E. Kun},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1211.3640},
  year   = {2015}
}

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4 pages, 2 figures, accepted for publication in Astronomical Notes, proceedings of "The New Era of Helio- and Asteroseismology", 2012. 05. 20-25. Obergurgl (A)