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SPB在疏散星团SMC中的恒星NGC 371

SPB stars in the open SMC cluster NGC 371

C. Karoff, T. Arentoft, L. Glowienka, C. Coutures, T. B. Nielsen, G. Dogan, F. Grundahl, H. Kjeldsen

摘要:

β Cep和SPB星的脉动是由kappa机制驱动的,该机制严重依赖于金属丰度。因此,有人认为,在麦哲伦星云中,β Cep和SPB星应该是罕见的,因为麦哲伦星云的金属丰度比太阳附近的低。为了验证这一预测,我们对疏散SMC星团NGC 371进行了12个夜晚的观测,以寻找β Cep和SPB星。令人惊讶的是,我们发现29个短周期B型变星在主序的上部,其中许多可能是SPB星。这一结果表明,即使在低金属含量的环境中,脉动仍然是由卡帕机制驱动的。所有被发现的变星都有比基本径向周期更长的周期,这意味着它们不可能是β Cep星。在5mmag的振幅检测极限内,HR图顶部的恒星没有显示出周期短于基本径向周期的变化。因此,如果β Cep星存在于星团中,它们的振荡幅度低于5毫等,这明显低于银河系中β Cep星的平均幅度。我们看到多模态脉动在主层序上部比下部更常见的证据。我们还在星团场中发现了5颗食双星和3颗周期脉动Be星。

英文摘要:

Pulsation in beta Cep and SPB stars are driven by the kappa mechanism which depends critically on the metallicity. It has therefore been suggested that beta Cep and SPB stars should be rare in the Magellanic Clouds which have lower metallicities than the solar neighborhood. To test this prediction we have observed the open SMC cluster NGC 371 for 12 nights in order to search for beta Cep and SPB stars. Surprisingly, we find 29 short-period B-type variables in the upper part of the main sequence, many of which are probably SPB stars. This result indicates that pulsation is still driven by the kappa mechanism even in low metallicity environments. All the identified variables have periods longer than the fundamental radial period which means that they cannot be beta Cep stars. Within an amplitude detection limit of 5 mmag no stars in the top of the HR-diagram show variability with periods shorter than the fundamental radial period. So if beta Cep stars are present in the cluster they oscillate with amplitudes below 5 mmag, which is significantly lower than the mean amplitude of beta Cep stars in the Galaxy. We see evidence that multimode pulsation is more common in the upper part of the main sequence than in the lower. We have also identified 5 eclipsing binaries and 3 periodic pulsating Be stars in the cluster field.

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