Identification of Pulsation Modes in Main Sequence Stars: Potentials and Limits
arXiv:1112.2572
Abstract
We review the present-day methods of mode identification applied to main sequence pulsators focusing on those that make use of multicolour photometry and radial velocity data. The effects which may affect diagnostic properties of these observables are discussed. We also raise the problem of identification of high degree modes which can dominate oscillation spectra obtained from space-based projects.
6 pages, 4 figures, invited talk at the 20th Stellar Pulsation Conference "Impact of new instrumentation and new insights in stellar pulsations" (5-9 September 2011, Granada, Spain). Astrophys. Space Sci. Proc. series (ASSP), eds. L. Balona, J. Christensen-Dalsgaard, R. Garrido and J. C. Suarez (in press)