Mira Variables in the OGLE Bulge fields

Abstract

(abridged) The 222000 I-band light curves of variable stars detected by the OGLE-II survey in the direction of the Galactic Bulge have been fitted and have also been correlated with the DENIS and 2MASS databases. Results are presented for 2691 objects with I-band semi-amplitude larger than 0.45 magnitude, corresponding to classical Mira variables. The Mira period distribution of 6 fields at similar longitude but spanning latitudes from -1.2 to -5.8 degrees are statistically indistinguisable indicating similar populations with initial masses of 1.5-2 \msol (corresponding to ages of 1-3 Gyr). A field at similar longitude at b = -0.05 from Glass et al. (2001) does show a significantly different period distribution, indicating the presence of a younger population of 2.5-3 \msol and ages below 1 Gyr. The K-band period-luminosity relation is presented for the whole sample, and for sub-fields. The zero point depends on Galactic longitude. Simulations are carried out to show that the observed dependence of the zero point with $l$, and the number of stars per field are naturally explained using the model of disk and bulge stars of Binney et al. (1997), for a viewing angle of 43 +/- 17 degrees. A comparison is made with similar objects in the Magellanic Clouds, studied in a previous paper. The slope of the PL-relation in the Bulge and the MCs agree within the errorbars. A distance to the Galactic Centre between 8.6 and 9.0 kpc is derived (for an assumed DM of 18.50 to the LMC).

accepted for publication in Astronomy and Astrophysics

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