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| Paper: |
The Newly-Discovered Gamma Doradus Variables |
| Volume: |
203, The Impact of Large-Scale Surveys on Pulsating Star Research, IAU Colloquium 176 |
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426 |
| Authors: |
Kaye, A. B.; Handler, G.; Krisciunas, K.; Poretti, E.; Zerbi, F. M. |
| Abstract: |
In this contribution we describe a new class of pulsating stars, the prototype of which is the bright, early F-type dwarf, γ Doradus. These stars typically have between 1 and 5 periods ranging from 0.4 to 3 d with photometric amplitudes up to 0.1m in Johnson V. The mechanism for these observed variations is high-order, low-degree, nonradial, gravity-mode pulsation. A recent theoretical development describing a proposed driving mechanism for these new variables is discussed. |
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