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The Long-Period Field Rr Lyrae Stars, Edward G. Schmidt, Charles G. Loomis, Andrew T. Groebner, Chris T. Potter
The Long-Period Field Rr Lyrae Stars, Edward G. Schmidt, Charles G. Loomis, Andrew T. Groebner, Chris T. Potter
Edward Schmidt Publications
VR light curve3 have been obtained for 16 faint variable stars with periods shorter than 1 day. Although, as expected, most of the light curves are typical of Bailey-type ab RR Lyrae stars, some have slower rises to maximum and flatter tops. Fourier decomposition was performed to further explore these trends. Combining these data with previously published Fourier decompositions of RR Lyrae light curves, we find that the Fourier coefficients are essentially constant for periods shorter than three-quarters of a day for Bailey-type ab RR Lyrae stars but that the amplitude ratios, R (12), R (13), and R (14), decrease …
Two New Short-Period Cepheids, Edward G. Schmidt, Bradley A. Gross
Two New Short-Period Cepheids, Edward G. Schmidt, Bradley A. Gross
Edward Schmidt Publications
The General Catalogue of Variable Stars gives periods of slightly less than three-quarters of a day for the stars NO Cas and CN Tau. However, new photometry demonstrates that their periods are actually 2.6 and 1.8 days, respectively, and they are thus classical Cepheids. Fourier decompositions of their light curves are performed, and they are found to be members of a class of Cepheids with periods less than three days which may be related to the s-Cepheids. These two stars represent the shortest and longest known members of this class and thus are very useful in defining its properties in …