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Kepler B星的分析:旋转调制和Maia变星

Analysis of Kepler B stars: rotational modulation and Maia variables

L. A. Balona, A. S. Baran, J. Daszynska-Daszkiewicz, P. De Cat

摘要:

我们研究了115颗B星的4年几乎连续的开普勒测光。我们发现,这些恒星的光变曲线的39%是简单地描述了一个低频正弦曲线及其谐波,通常具有可变的振幅,我们解释为旋转调制。大部分(28%)的B型星可能被归类为椭球变星,但统计数据表明,它们也可能是自转变星。大约8%的自转变星具有A星中常见的周期图特征。物理原因很可能与旋转有关。如此多的旋转变星的存在表明了星点的存在。这表明磁场确实是在辐射恒星包层中产生的。我们发现五个β Cep变量,所有这些变量都具有相对较大的振幅和较低的频率。这些频率的存在是一个谜。大约一半的高频率恒星比β Cep不稳定带的红边温度低。这些恒星不符合β Cep或SPB变星的一般定义。因此,我们假设它们是过去被称为“Maia”变星的异常脉动星的进一步例子。我们还检查了在K2 Campaign 0场中观察到的300颗B星。我们发现11 β Cep/Maia候选人和许多SPB变量。对于恒星的有效温度可以测量,我们发现至少有两个进一步的例子迈亚变量。

英文摘要:

We examine 4-yr almost continuous Kepler photometry of 115 B stars. We find that the light curves of 39 percent of these stars are simply described by a low-frequency sinusoid and its harmonic, usually with variable amplitudes, which we interpret as rotational modulation. A large fraction (28 percent) of B stars might be classified as ellipsoidal variables, but a statistical argument suggests that these are probably rotational variables as well. About 8 percent of the rotational variables have a peculiar periodogram feature which is common among A stars. The physical cause of this is very likely related to rotation. The presence of so many rotating variables indicates the presence of star spots. This suggests that magnetic fields are indeed generated in radiative stellar envelopes. We find five beta Cep variables, all of which have low frequencies with relatively large amplitudes. The presence of these frequencies is a puzzle. About half the stars with high frequencies are cooler than the red edge of the beta Cep instability strip. These stars do not fit into the general definition of beta Cep or SPB variables. We have therefore assumed they are further examples of the anomalous pulsating stars which in the past have been called "Maia" variables. We also examined 300 B stars observed in the K2 Campaign 0 field. We find 11 beta Cep/Maia candidates and many SPB variables. For the stars where the effective temperature can be measured, we find at least two further examples of Maia variables.

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