Standard Galactic Field RR Lyrae. I. Optical to Mid-infrared Phased Photometry
Journal
Date Issued
2017
Author(s)
Monson, Andrew J.
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Beaton, Rachael L.
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Scowcroft, Victoria
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Freedman, Wendy L.
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Madore, Barry F.
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Rich, Jeffrey A.
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Seibert, Mark
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Kollmeier, Juna A.
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Abstract
We present a multi-wavelength compilation of new and previously published photometry for 55 Galactic field RR Lyrae variables. Individual studies, spanning a time baseline of up to 30 years, are self-consistently phased to produce light curves in 10 photometric bands covering the wavelength range from 0.4 to 4.5 microns. Data smoothing via the GLOESS technique is described and applied to generate high-fidelity light curves, from which mean magnitudes, amplitudes, rise times, and times of minimum and maximum light are derived. 60,000 observations were acquired using the new robotic Three-hundred MilliMeter Telescope (TMMT), which was first deployed at the Carnegie Observatories in Pasadena, CA, and is now permanently installed and operating at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile. We provide a full description of the TMMT hardware, software, and data reduction pipeline. Archival photometry contributed approximately 31,000 observations. Photometric data are given in the standard Johnson UBV, Kron-Cousins {R}C{I}C, 2MASS JHK, and Spitzer [3.6] and [4.5] bandpasses.
Volume
153
Issue
3
Start page
96
Issn Identifier
0004-6256
Ads BibCode
2017AJ....153...96M
Rights
open.access
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