Cepheid distances from infrared long-baseline interferometry - II. Calibration of the Period-Radius and Period-Luminosity relations

Abstract

Using our interferometric observations of seven classical Cepheids reported in Kervella et al. (2003, Paper I), complemented by previously existing measurements, we derive new calibrations of the Cepheids Period-Radius (P-R) and Period-Luminosity (P-L) relations. We obtain a P-R relation of log R = [0.767 +/- 0.009] log P + [1.091 +/- 0.011], only 1 sigma away from the relation obtained by Gieren et al. (1998). We therefore confirm their P-R relation at a level of Delta(log R) = +/- 0.02. We also derive an original calibration of the P-L relation, assuming the slopes derived by Gieren et al. (1998) from LMC Cepheids, alpha_K = -3.267 +/- 0.042 and alpha_V = -2.769 +/- 0.073. With a P-L relation of the form M = alpha (log P - 1) + beta, we obtain log P = 1 reference points of beta(K) = -5.904 +/- 0.063 and beta(V) = -4.209 +/- 0.075. Our calibration in the V band is statistically identical to the geometrical result of Lanoix et al. (1999).

7 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication by Astronomy & Astrophysics

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