| Issue |
A&A
Volume 391, Number 2, August IV 2002
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 795 - 799 | |
| Section | Numerical methods and codes | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020897 | |
| Published online | 02 August 2002 | |
Research Note
The effects of blending on the light curve shape of Cepheids
Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, Via E. Bianchi 46, 23807 Merate, Italy
Corresponding author: elio@merate.mi.astro.it
Received:
18
February
2002
Accepted:
4
June
2002
A short analysis is presented of the effects on the cepheid light curve shape, i.e. on the Fourier parameters usually adopted for its description, of the blending of the stellar image with other close stars. The conclusion is that, within reasonable error, the effects are in general small and the Fourier decomposition is confirmed to be a useful tool for pulsation mode discrimination. A large effect has been found on the phase differences in a narrow period range corresponding to the known resonance centers between pulsation modes.
Key words: stars: oscillations / stars: variables: Cepheids / galaxies: stellar content
© ESO, 2002
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