Variability and stellar pulsation incidence in Am and Fm stars using TESS and Gaia data
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Article Title | Variability and stellar pulsation incidence in Am and Fm stars using TESS and Gaia data |
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ERA Journal ID | 1050 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Dürfeldt-Pedros, O., Antoci, V., Smalley, B., Murphy, S., Posilek, N. and Niemczura, E. |
Journal Title | Astronomy and Astrophysics: a European journal |
Journal Citation | 690 |
Article Number | A104 |
Number of Pages | 14 |
Year | 2024 |
Publisher | EDP Sciences |
Place of Publication | France |
ISSN | 0004-6361 |
1432-0746 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202349076 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2024/10/aa49076-23/aa49076-23.html |
Abstract | Aims. We aim to study chemically peculiar Am and Fm stars, distinguished by their unique abundance patterns, which are crucial for studying mixing processes in intermediate-mass stars. These stars provide a window into the atomic diffusion in their stellar envelopes, the evolution-dependent changes in mixing, and the resulting effects on pulsation mechanisms. Methods. This study examines the pulsation characteristics of the Am and Fm star group. Our analysis encompasses 1276 stars (available as catalogues on GitHub), utilising data from TESS and Gaia and focussing on stars from the Renson catalogue. Results. In our sample, 51% of stars (649) display no variability, and are thus categorised as constant stars. Among those that remain, 25% (318 stars) are pulsating Am, Fm, and ρ Puppis stars, including 20% (261 stars) that are exclusively Am and Fm stars. Additionally, 17% of stars (210) show variability indicative of binarity and/or rotational modulation and 7% (93 stars) are eclipsing binaries. Of the pulsating stars, 10% (32 stars) are γ Doradus type, 54% (172 stars) δ Scuti type, and 36% (114 stars) are hybrids, underlining a diverse pulsational behaviour of Am and Fm stars. Conclusions. Our findings indicate that pulsating stars predominantly occupy positions near the red edge of the classical instability strip, allowing us to ascertain the incidence of pulsations in this stellar population. |
Keywords | stars: chemically peculiar; stars: oscillations; stars: variables: delta Scuti; stars: variables: general |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 510109. Stellar astronomy and planetary systems |
Byline Affiliations | Technical University of Denmark, Denmark |
Keele University, United Kingdom | |
Centre for Astrophysics | |
University of Warsaw, Poland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/zv055/variability-and-stellar-pulsation-incidence-in-am-and-fm-stars-using-tess-and-gaia-data
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