Variability and stellar populations with deep optical-IR images of the Milky Way disc: matching VVV with VLT/VIMOS data

Details Variability and stellar populations with deep optical-IR images of the Milky Way disc: matching VVV with VLT/VIMOS data Variability and stellar populations with deep optical-IR images of the Milky Way disc: matching VVV with VLT/VIMOS data

Jan 2012

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2012a%26a...537a.116p&link_type=abstract

Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 537, id.A116

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

1

Hertzsprung-Russell And C-M Diagrams, Binaries: Eclipsing, Stars: Variables: General, Galaxy: Structure, Galaxy: Disk, Stars: Variables: Delta Scuti

Scientific paper

Aims: We have used deep V-band and JHKs-band observations to investigate variability and stellar populations near the Galactic plane in Centaurus, and compared the observations with the Galactic model of Besançon. Methods: By applying image subtraction technique to a series of over 580 V-band frames taken with the ESO VLT/VIMOS instrument during two contiguous nights in April 2005, we have detected 333 variables among 84 734 stars in the brightness range 12.7 < V < 26.0 mag. Infrared data collected in March 2010 with the new ESO VISTA telescope allowed us to construct deep combined optical-IR colour-magnitude and colour-colour diagrams. Results: All detected variables but four transit candidates are reported for the first time. The majority of the variables are eclipsing/ellipsoidal binaries and δ Scuti-type pulsators. The occurrence rate of eclipsing/ellipsoidal variables reached ~0.28% of all stars. This is very close to the highest fraction of binary systems detected using ground-based data so far (0.30%), but still about four times less than the average occurrence rate recently obtained from the Kepler space mission after 44 days of operation. Comparison of the observed Ks vs. V - Ks diagram with a diagram based on the Besançon model shows significant effects of both distance and reddening in the investigated direction of the sky. We demonstrate that the best model indicates the presence of absorbing clouds at distances 11-13 kpc from the Sun in the minor Carina-Sagittarius arm.
Based on observations collected with the VLT and VISTA telescopes at Paranal Observatory (ESO Programmes 075.C-0427(A) and 179.B-2002(B), respectively).Photometry and data table on detected variables are only available at the CDS via anonymous ftp to cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr (130.79.128.5) or via http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/qcat?J/A+A/537/A116

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Variability and stellar populations with deep optical-IR images of the Milky Way disc: matching VVV with VLT/VIMOS data does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Variability and stellar populations with deep optical-IR images of the Milky Way disc: matching VVV with VLT/VIMOS data, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Variability and stellar populations with deep optical-IR images of the Milky Way disc: matching VVV with VLT/VIMOS data will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1572995