Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2000-07-25
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
13 pages text, 23 figures, 2 tables, Astronomical Journal, November 2000
Scientific paper
10.1086/316837
Spectroscopic measurements of Mira variable stars, as a function of phase, probe the stellar atmospheres and underlying pulsation mechanisms. For example, measuring variations in TiO, VO, and ZrO with phase can be used to help determine whether these molecular species are produced in an extended region above the layers where Balmer line emission occurs or below this shocked region. Using the same methods, the Balmer-line increment, where the strongest Balmer line at phase zero is H-delta and not H-alpha can be measured and explanations tested, along with another peculiarity, the absence of the H-epsilon line in the spectra of Miras when other Balmer lines are strong. We present new spectra covering the spectral range from 6200 Angstroms to 9000 Angstroms of 20 Mira variables. A relationship between variations in the CaII IR triplet and H-alpha as a function of phase support the hypothesis that H-epsilon's observational characteristics result from an interaction of H-epsilon photons with the CaII H line. New periods and epochs of variability are also presented for each star.
Castelaz Michael W.
Caton Daniel B.
Luttermoser Donald G.
Piontek Robert A.
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