Spectroscopic mode identification for the beta Cephei star EN (16) Lacertae

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Stars: Binaries: Spectroscopic, Stars: Variables: Early-Type, Stars: Individual: En(16) Lac

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We perform for the first time spectroscopic mode identification in the eclipsing binary beta Cephei star EN (16) Lac. This mode identification is based upon a time series of 942 line profiles of the He I lambda lambda 6678 Åline in its spectrum. All three known frequencies f1, f,SUB>2,/SUB>, f3 of the star are present in the line-profile variations, but we failed to find additional modes. Using different identification methods we find conclusive evidence for the radial nature of the main mode and for the l=2, m=0 identification of the mode with frequency f2. A unique identification of the third mode is not possible from the spectra, but we do derive that l3<3. Fits to the amplitude and phase variability of the modes imply a rotation frequency between 0.1 and 0.4 c d-1. The star's rotation axis is not aligned with the orbital axis.
Based on observations gathered with the coudé spectrograph attached to the 2.0 m reflector telescope at Tautenburg Observatory.

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