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Feb 1994
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994aj....107..679s&link_type=abstract
Astronomical Journal (ISSN 0004-6256), vol. 107, no. 2, p. 679-691
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Abundance, Amplitude Modulation, Fourier Analysis, Light Curve, Metallicity, Stellar Composition, Stellar Models, Stellar Spectra, Stellar Spectrophotometry, Variable Stars, Visible Spectrum, Astronomical Photography, Charge Coupled Devices, Pulsed Radiation, Spectrum Analysis, Stellar Radiation
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Analysis of 746 new V-band observations of the RR Lyrae star AH Cam obtained during 1989 - 1992 clearly show that its light curve cannot be described by a single period. In fact, at first glance, the Fourier spectrum of the photometry resembles that of a double-mode pulsator, with peaks at a fundamental period of 0.3686 d and an apparent secondary period of 0.2628 d. Nevertheless, the dual-mode solution is a poor fit to the data. Rather, we believe that AH Cam is a single-mode RR Lyrae star undergoing the Blazhko effect: periodic modulation of the amplitude and shape of its light curve. What was originally taken to be the period of the second mode is instead the 1-cycle/d alias of a modulation sidelobe in the Fourier spectrum. The data are well described by a modulation period of just under 11 d, which is the shortest Blazhko period reported to date in the literature and confirms the earlier suggestion by Goranskii. A low-resolution spectrum of AH Cam indicates that it is relatively metal rich, with delta-S less than or = 2. Its high metallicity and short modulation period may provide a critical test of at least one theory for the Blazhko effect. Moskalik's internal resonance model makes specific predictions of the growth rate of the fundamental model vs fundamental period. AH Cam falls outside the regime of other known Blazhko variables and resonance model predictions, but these are appropriate for metal-poor RR Lyrae stars. If the theory matches the behavior of AH Cam for a metal-rich stellar model, this would bolster the resonance hypothesis.
Bolte Michael
Lee Kai-Ming
Matthews Jaymie M.
Silbermann Nancy Ann
Smith Harold A.
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