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Mira Variables: Theory versus Observation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

P.R. Wood
P.R. Wood*
Affiliation:
Mount Stromlo & Siding Spring Observatories, Private Bag, Weston Creek PO, Canberra ACT 2611, Australia

Abstract

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The identification of the mode of pulsation of Mira variables remains a major problem. Recent angular diameter measurements of solar neighbourhood Miras suggest large radii consistent with first overtone pulsation. On the other hand, the pulsation velocity amplitudes of Mira variables point to fundamental mode pulsation. There is some marginal evidence from multiple modes in Miras that the prime pulsation mode is the first overtone, while distinct (K,logP) sequences in the Magellanic Clouds point to the Miras being fundamental mode pulsators. The above confusing evidence is presented and discussed. Finally, the (K,logP) relations in the SMC and LMC are compared in order to determine if there is any metallicity dependence.

Type
Part 1. The Scientific Programme
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 155: Astrophysical Applications of Stellar Pulsation , 1995 , pp. 127 - 138
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1995

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