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PP 012022

Unusual high frequency oscillations in the Kepler delta Scuti star KIC4840675

L. A. Balona (1), M. Breger (2), G. Catanzaro (3), M. S. Cunha (4), G. Handler (5), Z. Kolaczkowski (6), D. W. Kurtz (7), S. Murphy (7), E. Niemczura (6), M. Paparo (9), B. Smalley (8), R. Szabo (9), K. Uytterhoeven (10,11), J. L. Christiansen (12), K. Uddin (13), M. C. Stumpe (12)
(1) SAAO, (2) University of Texas, (3) INAF - OA Catania, (4) Universidade do Porto, (5) Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Warsaw, (6) Wroclaw University, (7) University of Central Lancashire, (8) Keele University, (9) Konkoly Observatory, (10) IAC, (11) ULL, (12) SETI Institute/NASA Ames, (13) Orbital Sciences Corporation/NASA Ames
We show that the star KIC4840675 observed by Kepler is composed of three stars with a rapidly-rotating A-type star and two solar-type fainter companions. The A-type star is a delta Scuti variable with a dominant mode and many other modes of lower amplitude, including several low-frequency variations. The low-frequency variation with highest amplitude can be interpreted as rotational modulation with the light curve changing with time. However, the most interesting aspect of this star is a triplet of independent modes in the range 118–129 dāˆ’1 (1.4–1.5 mHz), which is far outside the range of typical delta Scuti frequencies. We discuss the possibility that these modes could be solar-like oscillations, oscillations of the roAp type or due to an unseen pulsating compact companion.

 
Aceptado para publicación en MNRAS | Enviado el 2012-06-01 | Proyecto P/301018 y P/300008