Characterization of the VVV survey RR lyrae population across the southern galactic plane

Deep near-IR images from the VISTA Variables in the Vía Láctea (VVV) Survey were used to search for RR Lyrae stars in the Southern Galactic plane. A sizable sample of 404 RR Lyrae of type ab stars was identified across a thin slice of the fourth Galactic quadrant (295° < ℓ < 350°, −2.°24 <...

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Main Authors: Minniti, Dante (Author) , Dékány, István (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2017 March 27
In: The astronomical journal
Year: 2017, Volume: 153, Issue: 4
ISSN:1538-3881
DOI:10.3847/1538-3881/aa5be4
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/aa5be4
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Author Notes:Dante Minniti, Istvan Dékány, Daniel Majaess, Tali Palma, Joyce Pullen, Marina Rejkuba, Javier Alonso-García, Marcio Catelan, Rodrigo Contreras Ramos, Oscar A. Gonzalez, Maren Hempel, Mike Irwin, Philip W. Lucas, Roberto K. Saito, Patricia Tissera, Elena Valenti, and Manuela Zoccali
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