Skip to main content
Journal ArticleOPEN ACCESS

Observational Evidence of Convective Cycles as the Cause of the Blazhko Effect in RR Lyrae Stars

  • Stothers R
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (2010) 122(891) 536-540
DOI: 10.1086/652909
25Citations
Citations of this article
5Readers
Mendeley users who have this article in their library.

This article is free to access.

Abstract

Among RR Lyrae stars displaying the Blazhko effect, a few show no period modulation in spite of striking changes in their light amplitudes. This anomalous behavior and the mean period of the affected variables are predicted correctly by the theory of slow convective cycles in the stellar envelope.

Cite

CITATION STYLE

APA

Stothers, R. B. (2010). Observational Evidence of Convective Cycles as the Cause of the Blazhko Effect in RR Lyrae Stars. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 122(891), 536–540. https://doi.org/10.1086/652909

Register to see more suggestions

Mendeley helps you to discover research relevant for your work.

Already have an account?

Save time finding and organizing research with Mendeley

Sign up for free