On the distance of the globular cluster M4 (ngc 6121) using RR Lyrae stars. II. Mid-infrared period–luminosity relations

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DOI	Trouver le DOI : https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/808/1/11
Auteur	Rechercher : Neeley, J. R.; Rechercher : Marengo, M.; Rechercher : Bono, G.; Rechercher : Braga, V. F.; Rechercher : Dall’ora, M.; Rechercher : Stetson, P. B.¹; Rechercher : Buonanno, R.; Rechercher : Ferraro, I.; Rechercher : Freedman, W. L.; Rechercher : Iannicola, G.; Rechercher : Madore, B. F.; Rechercher : Matsunaga, N.; Rechercher : Monson, A.; Rechercher : Persson, S. E.; Rechercher : Scowcroft, V.; Rechercher : Seibert, M.
Affiliation	Conseil national de recherches du Canada. Herzberg en astronomie et en astrophysique
Format	Texte, Article
Sujet	globular clusters; individual (M$); star; RR Lyrae
Résumé	New mid-infrared (MIR) period–luminosity (PL) relations are presented for RR Lyræ variables in the globular cluster M4 (NGC 6121). Accurate photometry was obtained for 37 RR Lyræ variables using observations from the Infrared Array Camera on board the Spitzer Space Telescope. The dispersion of M4's PL relations is 0.056, and the uncertainty in the slope is 0.11 mag. Additionally, we established calibrated PL relations at 3.6 and 4.5 μm using published Hubble Space Telescope geometric parallaxes of five Galactic RR Lyræ stars. The resulting band-averaged distance modulus for M4 is μ=11.399 ± 0.007(stat) ± $0.080(syst) ± 0.015(cal) ± 0.020(ext). The systematic uncertainty will be greatly reduced when parallaxes of more stars become available from the GAIA mission. Optical and infrared period–color (PC) relations are also presented, and the lack of an MIR PC relation suggests that RR Lyræ stars are not affected by CO absorption in the 4.5 μm band.
Date de publication	2015-07-14
Maison d’édition	American Astronomical Society IOP Publishing
Dans	The Astrophysical Journal 808, nº 1 : 11–.
Langue	anglais
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Numéro NPARC	23001574
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