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Observational Aspects of Slow Variables in Globular Clusters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

M. W. Feast
M. W. Feast*
Affiliation:
Radcliffe Observatory, Pretoria, South Africa

Abstract

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There are up to 14 known Mira variables in seven globular clusters, though several have not yet been confirmed as radial velocity members. The periods of only 5 are known, all near 200 days. The clusters seem to form a compact group of relatively metal rich clusters. In 3 or 4 cases spectroscopy shows that the giant branches of these clusters penetrate into the M types. The Mira-containing clusters also contain red variables of shorter period and smaller amplitude which are generally also M type stars. Stars apparently evolve to the red of the giant tip as variables of increasing amplitude and period. Effects of TiO blanketing on the (B — V) colours may be anticipated in these clusters.

Besides variables at the red giant tip the metal poor globular cluster ω Cen contains variables with strong TiO bands. Photometry, including recent J, H, K, L photometry by Glass shows that these stars are very cool objects. They indicate an extension of the giant branch considerably cooler than previously considered for metal poor clusters.

V1, NGC 121 in the Small Magellanic Cloud has a spectrum indicative of an SRd variable. It is not yet clear whether galactic stars similar to this star exist or not.

Type
Part III / Slow Variables in Population II Systems
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 21: Variable Stars in Globular Clusters and in Related Systems , August 1973 , pp. 131 - 144
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1973

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