A photometric analysis of variable stellar systems near V535 Ophiuchi and V541 Cygni.

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Gray, Cameron T.

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Kaitchuck, Ronald H.

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2020-07-18

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Thesis (M.S.)

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Department of Physics and Astronomy

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http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/handle/20.500.14291/202421

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I present a detailed photometric analysis of variable stellar systems in fields near V535 Ophiuchi and V541 Cygni. This research was conducted over the summer and fall of 2018 through use of the Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy (SARA) consortium’s facilities in Cerro-Tololo, Chile and Roque de los Muchachos, Spain. In total, six variable systems were identified. Five systems are confirmed as eclipsing binaries. One system is confirmed as an RR Lyrae-type variable. Three of the systems were modeled using the PHysics Of Eclipsing BinariEs (PHOEBE) software.

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