2 papers
astro-ph.SR2020
The VMC Survey -- XXXVII. Pulsation periods of dust enshrouded AGB stars in the Magellanic Clouds
M. A. T. Groenewegen, A. Nanni, M. -R. L. Cioni +9
(abridged)Variability is a key property of stars on the asymptotic giant branch (AGB). Their pulsation period is related to the luminosity and mass-loss rate of the star. The long-…
astro-ph.SR2018
The VMC Survey - XXXIII. The tip of the red giant branch in the Magellanic Clouds
M. A. T. Groenewegen, M. -R. L. Cioni, L. Girardi +6
In this paper JK_s data from the VISTA Magellanic Cloud (VMC) survey are used to investigate the tip of the red giant branch (TRGB) as a distance indicator. A linear fit to recent…