8-12 July 2013
Africa/Johannesburg timezone
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Development of an Improved Mode Identification Formula For Pulsating Stars

9 Jul 2013, 14:30
20m
Oral Presentation Track D1 - Astrophysics Astro

Speaker

Mr Getachew Mekonnen Mengistie (North West University, Mafikeng Campus)

Would you like to <br> submit a short paper <br> for the Conference <br> Proceedings (Yes / No)?

No

Main supervisor (name and email)<br>and his / her institution

Thebe Rodney Medupe (thebe@ast.uct.ac.za , thebe@baghayogo.ast.uct.ac.za)
North West University, Mafikeng Campus

Level for award<br>&nbsp;(Hons, MSc, <br> &nbsp; PhD)?

PhD.

Apply to be<br> considered for a student <br> &nbsp; award (Yes / No)?

Yes

Abstract content <br> &nbsp; (Max 300 words)

Medupe et al. (2009) developed a new formula for photometric mode identification by considering the shapes of eigen functions in A stars. We calculated opacity tables using ATLAS9 model atmosphere computer program and use this to fit the new formula to delta Scuti stars.
In this talk, I am going to explain and review mode
identification methods for pulsating stars and present the new improved photometric mode identification formula and our results.

Primary author

Mr Getachew Mekonnen Mengistie (North West University, Mafikeng Campus)

Co-author

Prof. Thebe Rodney Medupe (North West University, Mafikeng Campus)

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