Search for gamma doradus variable stars in the Pleiades cluster

DOI: 
Publication date: 
01/06/2000
Main author: 
Martin, S
IAA authors: 
Martin, S; Rodriguez, E
Authors: 
Martin, S; Rodriguez, E
Journal: 
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
Publication type: 
Article
Volume: 
358
Pages: 
287-298
Number: 
Abstract: 
Photometric observations in the uvby beta system of A-F type stars in the Pleiades cluster have been performed in order to detect pulsating variable stars of gamma Doradus type in the lower part of the Cepheid instability strip. In order to obtain more information about the behaviour of the studied objects and to be able to distinguish between long period variable and non-variable stars, two statistical methods have been developed. Several of these stars show some type of variability but only two of the observed objects, H1284 and S29, can be safely classified as gamma Dor stars. Furthermore, these observations have provided us with Stromgren and H beta photometry, non-existing up to now for some of them, which permitted us to perform a photometric study of the Pleiades cluster.
Database: 
WOK
Keywords: 
stars : variables : general; Galaxy : open clusters; and associations : individual : Pleiades; methods : statistical; techniques : photometric