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Konkoly Blazhko巡天:光变曲线调制是RRab星的共同特性吗?

The Konkoly Blazhko Survey: Is light-curve modulation a common property of RRab stars?

J. Jurcsik, Á. Sódor, B. Szeidl, Zs. Hurta, M. Váradi, K. Posztobányi, K. Vida, G. Hajdu, Zs. Kővári, I. Nagy, L. Molnár, B. Belucz

摘要:

一个系统的调查,以建立短周期,基模,银河场RR天琴座恒星之间的布拉日科调制的真实发生率已经完成。Konkoly Blazhko调查于2004年启动。从那时起,750多个夜晚的观察一直致力于这个项目。对30颗RRab星的样本进行了广泛的观察,在14个案例中检测到了光变曲线调制。47%的调制发生率远远大于任何以前的估计。检测到的发生率的显着增加主要是由于小幅度调制的发现。在我们的样本中,有一半的Blazhko变量显示出如此小的振幅调制,这在以前的调查中肯定被遗漏了。我们已经发现,调制在某些情况下可能是非常不稳定的,例如RY Com仅在一部分观测期间显示出规则调制,而在两个季节期间,它具有稳定的光变曲线,脉动幅度发生突然的小变化。这种类型的光变曲线变化也很难在其他调查的数据中检测到。RRab星的光变曲线调制的频率更大,这使得找到Blazhko现象仍然缺乏的解释变得更加重要。用Blazhko变星的平均光变曲线检验了[Fe/H](P,phi_{31})关系的有效性。结果表明,对于小调制幅度的Blazhko星,该公式能给出精确的结果;对于大调制幅度的Blazhko星,如果光变曲线具有完全的相位覆盖,该公式也能给出精确的结果。然而,如果大调制幅度Blazhko星的数据没有足够的扩展(例如< 500个数据点,来自< 15个夜晚),由于所使用的平均光变曲线的形状失真,该公式可能会给出错误的结果。

英文摘要:

A systematic survey to establish the true incidence rate of the Blazhko modulation among short-period, fundamental-mode, Galactic field RR Lyrae stars has been accomplished. The Konkoly Blazhko Survey (KBS) was initiated in 2004. Since then more than 750 nights of observation have been devoted to this project. A sample of 30 RRab stars was extensively observed, and light-curve modulation was detected in 14 cases. The 47% occurrence rate of the modulation is much larger than any previous estimate. The significant increase of the detected incidence rate is mostly due to the discovery of small-amplitude modulation. Half of the Blazhko variables in our sample show modulation with so small amplitude that definitely have been missed in the previous surveys. We have found that the modulation can be very unstable in some cases, e.g. RY Com showed regular modulation only during one part of the observations while during two seasons it had stable light curve with abrupt, small changes in the pulsation amplitude. This type of light-curve variability is also hard to detect in other Survey's data. The larger frequency of the light-curve modulation of RRab stars makes it even more important to find the still lacking explanation of the Blazhko phenomenon. The validity of the [Fe/H](P,phi_{31}) relation using the mean light curves of Blazhko variables is checked in our sample. We have found that the formula gives accurate result for small-modulation-amplitude Blazhko stars, and this is also the case for large-modulation-amplitude stars if the light curve has complete phase coverage. However, if the data of large-modulation-amplitude Blazhko stars are not extended enough (e.g. < 500 data points from < 15 nights), the formula may give false result due to the distorted shape of the mean light curve used.

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