M4 Core Project with HST - III. Search for variable stars in the primary field
arXiv:1405.1626 · doi:10.1093/mnras/stu930
Abstract
We present the results of a photometric search for variable stars in the core of the Galactic globular cluster M4. The input data are a large and unprecedented set of deep Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 images (large program GO-12911; 120 orbits allocated), primarily aimed at probing binaries with massive companions by detecting their astrometric wobbles. Though these data were not optimised to carry out a time-resolved photometric survey, their exquisite precision, spatial resolution and dynamic range enabled us to firmly detect 38 variable stars, of which 20 were previously unpublished. They include 19 cluster-member eclipsing binaries (confirming the large binary fraction of M4), RR Lyrae, and objects with known X-ray counterparts. We improved and revised the parameters of some among published variables.
arXiv comment11 pages, 5 figures, 2 tables. Accepted for publication in MNRAS
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