Study of globular cluster M53: New variables, distance, metallicity

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 507, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 803-815

  Dekany I ^a   Kovacs G ^a  

^a KONKOLY OBSERVATORY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Globular clusters: individual: M53; Methods: data analysis; Stars: abundances; Stars: oscillations; Stars: variables: general; Stars: variables: RR Lyr

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; ECLIPSING BINARIES; FILTERING ALGORITHM; FOURIER; FOURIER METHODS; FREE DISTANCE; GLOBULAR CLUSTERS; GLOBULAR CLUSTERS: INDIVIDUAL; LARGE MAGELLANIC CLOUDS; LEAST SQUARES METHODS; METALLICITIES; METHODS:DATA ANALYSIS; OPTIMAL IMAGES; PHOTOMETRIC DATA; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; RR LYRAE STARS; STARS: ABUNDANCES; VARIABLE STARS; VISUAL INSPECTION;

DATA HANDLING; DISCRETE FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; PHOTOMETRY; VISUAL COMMUNICATION;

STARS;

EID: 70450286194     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200912346     Document Type: Article

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