Convective quenching of stellar pulsations

Author: Gastine T.   Dintrans B.  

Publisher: Edp Sciences

E-ISSN: 1432-0746|528|issue|A6-A6

ISSN: 0004-6361

Source: Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol.528, Iss.issue, 2011-02, pp. : A6-A6

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Abstract

Context. We study the convection-pulsation coupling that occurs in cold Cepheids close to the red edge of the classical instability strip. In these stars, the surface convective zone is supposed to stabilise the radial oscillations excited by the κ-mechanism.