Title of article :
Light curves of the Be stars of NGC3766
Author/Authors :
Rachael M. Roettenbacher، نويسنده , , M. Virginia McSwain، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2010
Abstract :
Nonradial pulsations (NRPs) are a possible formation mechanism for the equatorial disks surrounding Be stars. The open cluster NGC 3766 has a high fraction of transient Be stars, Be stars that have been observed with both emission due to a circumstellar disk and a non-emitting B-type spectrum. Because of the large fraction of transient Be stars, this cluster is a prime location for studying the formation mechanisms of Be star disks. We observed NGC 3766 for more than 25 nights over three years to generate Stromgren uvby light curves of the Be population. We present the results of a period search to investigate the presence of NRPs.
Keywords :
open clusters and associations: individual (NGC 3766) , stars: emission-line , Be , Stars: oscillations (including pulsations)
Journal title :
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Journal title :
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union