Synthetic cepheid period–luminosity and period–color relations in spitzer’s IRAC bands

C. C. Ngeow, M. Marconi, I. Musella, M. Cignoni, M. Marengo, S. M. Kanbur

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Abstract

The mid-infrared period–luminosity (P–L) relation for Cepheids will be important in the JWST era, as it holds the promise of deriving the Hubble constant within 2% accuracy. We present the synthetic P–L and period–color (P–C) relations, derived from a series of stellar pulsation models with varying helium and metallicity abundance, in the Spitzer IRAC bands. Selected synthetic P–L and P–C relations were compared to the empirical relations derived from Galactic and Large Magellanic Cloud Cepheids. We also present the empirical P–L relations based on the latest distance measurements using infrared surface brightness techniques.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationStellar Pulsations - Impact of New Instrumentation and New Insights
EditorsL.A. Balona, J.C. Suarez, R. Garrido, J. Christensen-Dalsgaard
PublisherSpringer Netherlands
Pages131-135
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)9783642296291
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event20th Conference on Stellar Pulsations, 2011 - Granada, Spain
Duration: 5 Sep 20119 Sep 2011

Publication series

NameAstrophysics and Space Science Proceedings
Volume31
ISSN (Print)1570-6591
ISSN (Electronic)1570-6605

Conference

Conference20th Conference on Stellar Pulsations, 2011
Country/TerritorySpain
CityGranada
Period5/09/119/09/11

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