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view Abstract Citations (49) References (22) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS The Calculation of Pulsation Constants for the RR Lyrae Stars in M3. Preston, George Abstract A rigorous method of computing the pulsation constant, Q, from photometric observations of variable stars is applied to the data for forty-six RR Lyrae stars in M3, using relations between color index and effective temperature suggested for solar-type main-sequence stars and for unbianketed models. A simpler method that gives nearly identical results is also described. The values of Q and the ratio (Q / (Q depend on the effective temperature scale that is employed; an increase in Q-values for RR Lyrae stars in M3 with the longest periods is found to be insensitive to the choice of a temperature scale. The possibility that the RR Lyrae stars in M3 do not constitute a homologous family of variable stars is discussed briefly. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: January 1961 DOI: 10.1086/147000 Bibcode: 1961ApJ...133...29P full text sources ADS | data products SIMBAD (2) NED (1)
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