On the predicted and observed color boundaries of the RR Lyrae instability strip as a function of metallicity

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1750-1765

  Sandage, Allan ^a  

^a CARNEGIE OBSERVATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: dwarf; Globular clusters: general; Stars: fundamental parameters; Stars: horizontal branch ; Stars: variables: other

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645227835     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/500012     Document Type: Article

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