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Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser.
Volume 145, Number 1, July 2000
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Page(s) | 11 - 49 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/aas:2000348 | |
Published online | 15 July 2000 |
AGAPEROS: Searching for variable stars in the LMC Bar with the Pixel Method*,**
I. Detection, astrometry and cross-identification
1
Astronomy Unit, Queen Mary and Westfield College, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK
2
DEMIRM (UMR 8540), Observatoire de Paris, 61 avenue de l'Observatoire, 75014 Paris Cedex, France
3
Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0EZ, UK
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Centre d'Analyse des Images de l'INSU (UMR 8633), Observatoire de Paris, 61 avenue de l'Observatoire, 75014 Paris, France
Send offprint request to: A.-L. Melchior
Received:
5
December
1999
Accepted:
11
April
2000
We extend the work developed in previous papers on microlensing
with a selection of variable stars. We use the Pixel Method to select
variable stars on a set of 2.5 pixel light curves in
the LMC Bar presented elsewhere. The previous treatment was done in
order to optimise the detection of long timescale variations (larger
than a few days) and we further optimise our analysis for the
selection of Long Timescale and Long Period Variables (LT&LPV). We
choose to perform a selection of variable objects as comprehensive as
possible, independent of periodicity and of their position on the
colour magnitude diagram. We detail the different thresholds
successively applied to the light curves, which allow to produce a
catalogue of 632 variable objects. We present a table with the
coordinate of each variable, its EROS magnitudes at one epoch and an
indicator of blending in both colours, together with a finding chart.
A cross-correlation with various catalogues shows that 90% of those
variable objects were undetected before, thus enlarging the sample of
LT&LPV previously known in this area by a factor of 10. Due to the
limitations of both the Pixel Method and the data set, additional
data – namely a longer baseline and near infrared photometry –
are required to further characterise these variable stars, as will
be addressed in subsequent papers.
Key words: stars: variables: general / methods: data analysis / AGB and post-AGB / techniques: photometric / galaxies: Magellanic clouds / stars: evolution
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