Discovery of long-period variable stars in the very-metal-poor globular cluster M15

Details Discovery of long-period variable stars in the very-metal-poor globular cluster M15 Discovery of long-period variable stars in the very-metal-poor globular cluster M15

2010-03-07

arxiv.org/abs/1003.1498v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

13 pages, 9 figures, accepted by MNRAS

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We present a search for long-period variable (LPV) stars among giant branch stars in M15 which, at [Fe/H] ~ -2.3, is one of the most metal-poor Galactic globular clusters. We use multi-colour optical photometry from the 0.6-m Keele Thornton and 2-m Liverpool Telescopes. Variability of delta-V ~ 0.15 mag is detected in K757 and K825 over unusually-long timescales of nearly a year, making them the most metal-poor LPVs found in a Galactic globular cluster. K825 is placed on the long secondary period sequence, identified for metal-rich LPVs, though no primary period is detectable. We discuss this variability in the context of dust production and stellar evolution at low metallicity, using additional spectra from the 6.5-m Magellan (Las Campanas) telescope. A lack of dust production, despite the presence of gaseous mass loss raises questions about the production of dust and the intra-cluster medium of this cluster.

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