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麦哲伦云R Coronae Borealis星衰退恢复阶段的光度分析

Photometric analysis of Magellanic Cloud R Coronae Borealis Stars in the recovery phase of their declines

Robyn M. Woollands, P. L. Cottrell, A. Udalski

摘要:

本文介绍了一个多站点测光计划的初步结果,以检查麦哲伦云(MC)中的18颗北冕座R星(RCB)显示的异常行为。RCB星表现出独特的可变性,使它们经历高达几个星等的快速下降。这被认为是由于恒星环境中形成的尘埃降低了亮度。监测方案包括利用位于南半球三个不同观测点(智利的Las Campanas天文台、新西兰的Mount Joun大学天文台和南非的南部非洲大型望远镜)的五台望远镜收集紫外线辐射干涉仪的光度数据。对V和I滤波器中获得的数据的检查导致在四颗恒星中总共识别出18个RCB下降。在恢复到最大光照期间,进行了颜色-幅度图(V与V-I)的构建,以研究与RCB下降相关的独特颜色行为。四颗恒星的综合恢复斜率被确定为3.37+/-0.24,这与银河系RCB恒星的计算值3.1+/-0.1相似(Skuljan等人,2003)。这些结果可能意味着尘埃的性质(即颗粒大小)在我们的银河系和MC中是相似的。

英文摘要:

This paper presents the initial results of a multi-site photometric programme to examine the extraordinary behaviour displayed by 18 R Coronae Borealis (RCB) stars in the Magellanic Clouds (MCs). RCB stars exhibit a unique variability whereby they undergo rapid declines of up to several magnitudes. These are thought to be caused by the formation of dust in the stellar environment which reduces the brightness. The monitoring programme comprised the collection of UBVRI photometric data using five telescopes located at three different southern hemisphere longitudes (Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, Mount Joun University Observatory in New Zealand, and the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) in South Africa). Examination of the data acquired in the V and I filters resulted in the identification of a total of 18 RCB declines occurring in four stars. Construction of colour-magnitude diagrams (V vs V-I), during the recovery to maximum light were undertaken in order to study the unique colour behaviour associated with the RCB declines. The combined recovery slope for the four stars was determined to be 3.37+/-0.24, which is similar to the value of 3.1+/-0.1 calculated for galactic RCB stars (Skuljan et al. 2003). These results may imply that the nature of the dust (i.e. the particle size) is similar in both our Galaxy and the MCs.

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