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On the Use of Field RR Lyrae as Galactic Probes. II. A new S calibration to estimate their metallicity
J. Crestani, M. Fabrizio, V. F. Braga +33
We performed the largest and most homogeneous spectroscopic survey of field RR Lyraes (RRLs). We secured 6,300 high resolution (HR, R35,000) spectra for 143 RRLs (11…
On the separation between RR Lyrae and Type II Cepheids and their importance for distance determination: the case of Cen
V. F. Braga, G. Bono, G. Fiorentino +11
The separation between RR Lyrae (RRLs) and Type II Cepheid (T2Cs) variables based on their period is debated. Both types of variable stars are distance indicators and we aim to pro…
Evolutionary and pulsation properties of Type II Cepheids
G. Bono, V. F. Braga, G. Fiorentino +7
We discuss the observed pulsation properties of Type II Cepheids (TIICs) in the Galaxy and Magellanic Clouds. The period (P) distributions, luminosity amplitudes and population rat…
Using classical Cepheids to study the far side of the Milky Way disk: I. Spectroscopic classification and the metallicity gradient
J. H. Minniti, L. Sbordone, A. Rojas-Arriagada +9
The structure, kinematics, and chemical composition of the far side of the Milky Way disk, beyond the bulge, are still to be revealed. Classical Cepheids (CCs) are young and lumino…
Type II Cepheids as stellar tracers and distance indicators
Anupam Bhardwaj, Vittorio F. Braga, Dante Minniti +2
Type II Cepheids are both useful distance indicators and tracers of old age stellar populations in their host galaxy. We summarize near-infrared observations of type II Cepheids in…
Metallicity Distribution of Galactic Halo Field RR Lyrae, and the Effect of Metallicity on their Pulsation Properties
M. Marengo, J. P. Mullen, J. R. Neeley +14
We present our analysis of a large sample (over 150k) of candidate Galactic RR Lyrae (RRL) stars for which we derived high quality photometry at UV, optical and infrared wavelength…
On the Metamorphosis of the Bailey diagram for RR Lyrae stars
G. Bono, V. F. Braga, J. Crestani +37
We collected over 6000 high-resolution spectra of four dozen field RR Lyrae (RRL) variables pulsating either in the fundamental (39 RRab) or in the first overtone (9 RRc) mode. We…
The VVV Infrared Variability Catalog (VIVA-I)
C. E. Ferreira Lopes, N. J. G. Cross, M. Catelan +17
Thanks to the VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea (VVV) ESO Public Survey it is now possible to explore a large number of objects in those regions. This paper addresses the variabili…