Automated supervised classification of variable stars I. Methodology

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 475, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1159-1183

  Debosscher, J ^a   Sarro, L M ^c,g   Aerts, C ^a,b   Cuypers, J ^d   Vandenbussche, B ^a   Garrido, R ^e   Solano, E ^f,g  

^a KU LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

^d ROYAL OBSERVATORY OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

^e INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE ANDALUCÍA CSIC   (Spain)

^f CENTRO DE ASTROBIOLOGÍA CSIC INTA   (Spain)

^g INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Methods: data analysis; Methods: statistical; Stars: binaries: general; Stars: variables: general; Techniques: photometric

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ONLINE SEARCHING; PHOTOMETRY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

COMPUTATIONAL SPEED; LIGHT CURVES; SPACE MISSIONS;

STARS;

EID: 36549029282     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20077638     Document Type: Article

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