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Are most short-period Cepheids overtone pulsators

Journal Article · · Astrophys. J.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/185083· OSTI ID:5438796
Data given and analyzed recently by Coulson et al. (1986) and Gieren (1982) provide a consistent set of Wesselink radii and Wesselink masses, for which the internal error bars appear to be small enough that a quantitative discussion appears to be warranted. When it is assumed that all Cepheids pulsate in the fundamental mode, a steep discontinuity in mass is found for periods around 6.5 days. When short-period Cepheids are interpreted as first-overtone pulsators as required theoretically (Christy, 1966; Stobie, 1969), the discontinuity disappears and the mass-period relation passes through the bump and beat masses for Cepheids. 10 references.
Research Organization:
Washington Univ., Seattle (USA)
OSTI ID:
5438796
Journal Information:
Astrophys. J.; (United States), Journal Name: Astrophys. J.; (United States) Vol. 324; ISSN ASJOA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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