{"id":2,"date":"2018-06-26T13:22:57","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T17:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.bsu.edu\/rberring\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2023-09-06T16:10:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T20:10:46","slug":"variable_star_research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.bsu.edu\/rberring\/variable_star_research\/","title":{"rendered":"Variable Star Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Advancements in robotic telescopes has permitted the development of large-area surveys that cover large portions of the celestial sphere. \u00a0Large-area surveys like the All-Sky Automated Survey<\/a> (ASAS) and the Northern Sky Variability Survey<\/a> (NSVS) have changed the discovery of variable stars from the historically serendipitous discoveries to systematic searches. \u00a0With these systematic searches, large numbers of variable stars have been discovered to fainter magnitudes. \u00a0While these large-area surveys are good at discovering large-amplitude variable systems, the large number of newly discovered systems with the short periodicity and the observational cadence of the surveys makes the knowledge gained limited.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Our group targets these systems with short periods that have not been targeted by prior studies. \u00a0It is the goal of our group to provide a comprehensive systematic study of these systems that cannot be provided by the large-area surveys due to the observational cadence of the large area surveys (1-2 times a day). \u00a0Studies with high observational cadence like the ones provided by our group can develop a comprehensive picture of these systems and greatly enhance the knowledge gained. \u00a0The large-area surveys are very good at discovering large amplitude stellar variability, but our work complements these surveys by providing a comprehensive picture.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Analysis procedure<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

We are in the process if developing a software analysis package to facilitate the analysis of our systems. All systems that are targeted by our research group<\/a> are analyzed the EclipsingBinaries<\/a> python package. Please note:<\/em> the python package is a continual work in progress. If you are interested in using the software package yourself, you can read the installation instructions<\/a>. If you are interested in contributing to the EclipsingBinaries<\/em> project you can contact me<\/a> for further details on how to contribute.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Objects Observed<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

The number of variable stars that our team has investigated is continually evolving, but to date the list of stars with light curves is given in Table 1.\u00a0 If you are interested in becoming a member of an active and enthusiastic team of like-minded researchers<\/a>, or would like further information regarding what we do and the recent results of individual objects can be found below, please feel free to contact me<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n