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arxiv: 1401.2194 · v1 · pith:MLBYYDUQnew · submitted 2014-01-09 · 🌌 astro-ph.SR

Hunting for binary Cepheids using lucky imaging technique

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Detecting companions to Cepheids is difficult. In most cases the bright pulsator overshines the fainter secondary. Since Cepheids play a key role in determining the cosmic distance scale it is crucial to find binaries among the calibrating stars of the period-luminosity relation. Here we present an ongoing observing project of searching for faint and close companions of Galactic Cepheids using lucky imaging technique.

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