Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-03-28
Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.369:171-181,2006
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
12 pages, 11 figures
Scientific paper
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10289.x
We have carried out single and multi-site photometry of the three Beta Cephei stars Beta and 15 CMa as well as KZ Mus. For the two stars in CMa, we obtained 270 h of measurement in the Stromgren uvy and Johnson V filters, while 150 h of time-resolved Stromgren uvy photometry was acquired for KZ Mus. All three stars are multi-periodic variables, with three (Beta CMa) and four (15 CMa, KZ Mus) independent pulsation modes. Two of the mode frequencies of 15 CMa are new discoveries and one of the known modes showed amplitude variations over the last 33 years. Taken together, this explains the star's diverse behaviour reported in the literature fully. Mode identification by means of the amplitude ratios in the different passbands suggests one radial mode for each star. In addition, Beta CMa has a dominant l=2 mode while its third mode is nonradial with unknown l. The nonradial modes of 15 CMa, which are l <= 3, form an almost equally split triplet that, if physical, would imply that we see the star under an inclination angle larger than 55 degrees. The strongest nonradial mode of KZ Mus is l=2, followed by the radial mode and a dipole mode. Its weakest known mode is nonradial with unknown l, confirming previous mode identifications for the star's pulsations. The phased light curve for the strongest mode of 15 CMa has a descending branch steeper than the rising branch. A stillstand phenomenon during the rise to maximum light is indicated. Given the low photometric amplitude of this nonradial mode this is at first sight surprising, but it can be explained by the mode's aspect angle.
Handler Gerald
Lorenz Dieter
Mogorosi D.
Shobbrook Robert R.
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