Characterizing bright $δ$ Scuti pulsators using TESS lightcurves

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Main Authors: Mani, Prasad, Bedding, Timothy R., Bernizzoni, Mara, Murphy, Simon J., Hey, Daniel
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Published: 2025
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author Mani, Prasad
Bedding, Timothy R.
Bernizzoni, Mara
Murphy, Simon J.
Hey, Daniel
author_facet Mani, Prasad
Bedding, Timothy R.
Bernizzoni, Mara
Murphy, Simon J.
Hey, Daniel
contents We present a study of bright, young $δ$ Scuti stars near the zero-age main sequence using TESS light curves and Gaia DR3 data. From a sample of 2041 stars with G<7 and $G_{BP}-G_{RP}$ colour in the range 0-0.6, we identified 444 $δ$ Scuti pulsators. We measured a pulsator fraction of ~70% in the middle of the instability strip, tapering off towards the edges. A period - luminosity diagram reveals a concentration along the fundamental mode and overtone ridges. We addressed sample completeness and identified low-frequency pulsators possibly exhibiting mixed modes. Cross-matching with nearby young associations showed that 63 $δ$ Scuti stars from our sample are association members.
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spellingShingle Characterizing bright $δ$ Scuti pulsators using TESS lightcurves
Mani, Prasad
Bedding, Timothy R.
Bernizzoni, Mara
Murphy, Simon J.
Hey, Daniel
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
We present a study of bright, young $δ$ Scuti stars near the zero-age main sequence using TESS light curves and Gaia DR3 data. From a sample of 2041 stars with G<7 and $G_{BP}-G_{RP}$ colour in the range 0-0.6, we identified 444 $δ$ Scuti pulsators. We measured a pulsator fraction of ~70% in the middle of the instability strip, tapering off towards the edges. A period - luminosity diagram reveals a concentration along the fundamental mode and overtone ridges. We addressed sample completeness and identified low-frequency pulsators possibly exhibiting mixed modes. Cross-matching with nearby young associations showed that 63 $δ$ Scuti stars from our sample are association members.
title Characterizing bright $δ$ Scuti pulsators using TESS lightcurves
topic Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.18589