The Secret Lives of Cepheids: Evolution, Mass Loss, and Ultraviolet Emission of the Long-Period Classical Cepheid $l$ Carinae

Hilding R. Neilson, Scott G. Engle, Edward F. Guinan +2

The classical Cepheid $l$ Carinae is an essential calibrator of the Cepheid Leavitt Law as a rare long-period Galactic Cepheid. Understanding the properties of this star will also…