The possible effects of an unusual resonance in very long period Cepheids

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics

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The shape of the radial velocity and light curves of 24 long-period (30 < P < 134 days) Cepheids in the Magellanic Clouds shows a progression with the period. The sequences of the radial velocity and light curves are based only on a small sample of stars; however, evident changes of the shape can be seen in Cepheids with period between 90 and 134 d. The Fourier parameter-period diagrams for the radial velocity curves show trends which remind in part those of Cepheids with period near 10 d. The plausible interpretation is a resonance, probably P_0/P_1=2 between the fundamental and the first overtone mode. The possible importance of this phenomenon for the study of stellar structure and evolution in relatively far galaxies is emphasized.

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