On the relationship between the Delta Scuti and Gamma Doradus pulsators

Abstract

We searched for Delta Scuti-type pulsations amongst known and candidate Gamma Doradus stars. We acquired 270 h of observations and monitored a total of 26 stars. One target, HD 209295, turned out to be a member of both classes of pulsating star. We classify six of our targets as new bona fide Gamma Doradus stars, nine more as good Gamma Doradus candidates, and three as ellipsoidal variables. The remainder comprise one Delta Scuti star and five unexplained variables. We revise the blue border of the Gamma Doradus phenomenon towards cooler temperatures. This new blue edge extends from a temperature of about 7550 K on the ZAMS to 7400 K one magnitude above it. Five bona fide Gamma Doradus stars we observed are located inside the Delta Scuti instability strip, but none of them exhibited observable Delta Scuti pulsations. We therefore suggest that Gamma Doradus stars are less likely to be Delta Scuti pulsators compared to other normal stars in the same region of the lower instability strip. In addition, we show that there is a clear separation between the pulsation constants Q of Delta Scuti and Gamma Doradus stars. The Gamma Doradus stars known to date all have Q>0.23 d.

12 pages, 9 figures. MNRAS, in press

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