Variations of the amplitudes of oscillation of the Be star Achernar

Kym Goss; C Karoff; William Chaplin; Yvonne Elsworth; Ian Stevens

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17665.x

Variations of the amplitudes of oscillation of the Be star Achernar

Kym Goss
, C Karoff
, William Chaplin
, Yvonne Elsworth
, Ian Stevens

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ABSTRACT We report on finding variations in amplitude of the two main oscillation frequencies found in the Be star Achernar, over a period of 5 yr. They were uncovered by analysing photometric data of the star from the Solar Mass Ejection Imager (SMEI) instrument. The two frequencies observed, 0.775 and 0.725 d-1, were analysed in detail and their amplitudes were found to increase and decrease significantly over the 5-yr period, with the amplitude of the 0.725 d-1 frequency changing by up to a factor of 8. The nature of this event has yet to be properly understood, but the possibility of it being due to the effects of a stellar outburst or a stellar cycle are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	162-166
Number of pages	5
Journal	Royal Astronomical Society. Monthly Notices
Volume	411
Issue number	1
Early online date	28 Oct 2010
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17665.x
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2011

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Keywords

techniques: photometric
stars: oscillations
Be
asteroseismology
stars: activity
stars: individual: Achernar
stars: emission-line

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Variations of the amplitudes of oscillation of the Be star Achernar

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