Pulsating stars in ω Centauri. Near-IR properties and period-luminosity relations

ω Centauri (NGC 5139) contains many variable stars of different types, including the pulsating type II Cepheids, RR Lyrae and SX Phoenicis stars. We carried out a deep, wide-field, near-infrared (IR) variability survey of ω Cen, using the VISTA telescope. We assembled an unprecedented homogeneous an...

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Main Authors: Navarrete Camila, Catelan Márcio, Contreras Ramos Rodrigo, Alonso-García Javier, Gran Felipe, Dékány István, Minniti Dante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2017-01-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201715207005