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Holdsworth, Daniel L.; Smalley, B.; Gillon, M.; Clubb, K. I.; Southworth, J.; Maxted, P. F. L.; Anderson, D. R.; Barros, S. C. C.; Collier Cameron, A.; Delrez, L.; Faedi, F.; Haswell, C.A.; Hellier, C.; Horne, K.; Jehin, E.; Norton, A. J.; Pollacco, D.; Skillen, I.; Smith, A. M. S.; West, R. G. and Wheatley, P. J.
(2014).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu094
Abstract
We present the results of a survey using the WASP archive to search for high-frequency pulsations in F-, A- and B-type stars. Over 1.5 million targets have been searched for pulsations with amplitudes greater than 0.5 millimagnitude. We identify over 350 stars which pulsate with periods less than 30 min. Spectroscopic follow-up of selected targets has enabled us to confirm 10 new rapidly oscillating Ap stars, 13 pulsating Am stars and the fastest known δ Scuti star. We also observe stars which show pulsations in both the high-frequency domain and the low-frequency δ Scuti range. This work shows the power of the WASP photometric survey to find variable stars with amplitudes well below the nominal photometric precision per observation.
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- Item ORO ID
- 39749
- Item Type
- Journal Item
- ISSN
- 1365-2966
- Keywords
- asteroseismology; photometric techniques; chemically peculiar stars; stellar oscillations; δ Scuti
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Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > Physical Sciences
Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) - Copyright Holders
- © 2014 The Authors
- Depositing User
- Andrew Norton