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Title: Pulsating variable stars in the MACHO bulge database: the semiregular variables

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OSTI ID:298692

We review the pulsating stars contained in the top 24 fields of the MACHO bulge database, with special emphasis on the red semireg-ular stars. Based on period, amplitude and color cuts, we have selected a sample of 2000 semireguku variables with 15 < P < 100 days. Their period-luminosity relation is studied, as well ss their spatial distribution. We find that they follow the bar, unlike the RR Lyrae in these fields.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); National Science Foundation, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
298692
Report Number(s):
UCRL-JC-129160; CONF-9708177-; ON: DE98054671; BR: YN0100000; CNN: NSF AST-8809616; NSF AST-9120005
Resource Relation:
Conference: International Astronomical Union joint discussion 24, Kyoto (Japan), 25-26 Aug 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1 Nov 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English