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Variable stars in the VVV globular clusters III. RR Lyrae stars in the inner Galactic globular clusters
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WoS WOS:001438688000004
Scopus SCOPUS_ID:86000179487
DOI 10.1051/0004-6361/202453558
Año 2025
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Instituciones Chile

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Abstract



Context. High reddening near the Galactic plane hampers observations and proper characterization of the globular clusters (GCs) located toward the inner regions of the Milky Way. Aims. The VISTA Variables in the V & iacute;a L & aacute;ctea (VVV) survey observed the Galactic bulge and adjacent disk for several years, providing multi-epoch, near-infrared images for 41 Galactic GCs. Detecting RR Lyrae variable stars belonging to these GCs will aid in their accurate parameterization. Methods. By fully leveraging the astrometric, photometric, and variability VVV catalogs, we searched for RR Lyrae stars associated with GCs. Our selection criteria, based on proper motions, proximity to the cluster centers, and distances inferred from their period- luminosity-metallicity relations, enable us to accurately identify the RR Lyrae population in these GCs and determine color excesses and distances to these poorly studied GCs in a homogeneous manner. Since the VVV catalogs cover from the innermost regions of the GCs to their outskirts, we can provide a comprehensive picture of the entire RR Lyrae population in these GCs. Results. We have discovered significant RR Lyrae populations in two highly reddened Galactic GCs: UKS 1 and VVV-CL160, previously unknown to host RR Lyrae stars. Additionally, we have detected one RR Lyrae candidate in each of Terzan 4 and Terzan 9, also new to RR Lyrae detection. We further confirm and increase the number of RR Lyrae stars detected in 22 other low-latitude Galactic GCs. The RR Lyrae distances place most of these GCs within the Galactic bulge, aligning well with the few GCs in our sample with reliable Gaia or Hubble Space Telescope measurements. However, most of the VVV GCs lack accurate Gaia distances, and literature distances are generally significantly smaller than those derived in this work. As a byproduct of our analysis, we have obtained the proper motions for all the VVV GCs, independently confirming Gaia results, except for two of the most reddened GCs: UKS 1 and 2MASS-GC02.

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Astronomy & Astrophysics 0004-6361

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Ord. Autor Género Institución - País
1 Alonso-Garcia, Javier - Universidad de Antofagasta - Chile
Instituto Milenio de Astrofísica - Chile
2 Smith, L. C. Mujer UNIV CAMBRIDGE - Reino Unido
Institute of Astronomy - Reino Unido
3 Sanders, Jason L. - UCL - Reino Unido
University College London - Reino Unido
4 MINNITI-DEL BARCO, DANTE Hombre Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello - Chile
Vatican Observ - Vaticano
Vatican Observatory - Italia
5 Catelan, Marcio Hombre Instituto Milenio de Astrofísica - Chile
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Chile
6 Rojas, Gonzalo Aravena - Universidad de Valparaíso - Chile
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy - Estados Unidos
AURA NOIRLab - Chile
6 Aravena Rojas, Gonzalo - Universidad de Valparaíso - Chile
AURA NOIRLab - Chile
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy - Estados Unidos
7 Carballo-Bello, Julio A. - Universidad de Tarapacá - Chile
8 Fernandez-Trincado, Jose G. - Universidad Católica del Norte - Chile
9 Ferreira Lopes, Carlos E. - Instituto Milenio de Astrofísica - Chile
Universidad de Atacama - Chile
10 Garro, Elisa R. - Observatorio Europeo Austral - Chile
European Southern Observatory Santiago - Chile
11 Guo, Z. - Instituto Milenio de Astrofísica - Chile
Universidad de Valparaíso - Chile
Univ Hertfordshire - Reino Unido
University of Hertfordshire - Reino Unido
12 Hempel, Maren - Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello - Chile
Max Planck Inst Astron - Alemania
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy - Alemania
13 Lucas, Philip W. - Univ Hertfordshire - Reino Unido
University of Hertfordshire - Reino Unido
14 Majaess, Daniel Hombre Mt St Vincent Univ - Canadá
Mount Saint Vincent University - Canadá
15 Saito, Roberto K. Hombre UNIV FED SANTA CATARINA - Brasil
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - Brasil
16 Vivas, A. Katherina - NSFs NOIRLab - Chile
Cerro Tololo Inter American Observatory - Chile

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Fuente
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
CNPq/Brazil
STFC
Science and Technology Facilities Council
ESO Public Survey program
DIUDA
LSST
Joint Committee ESO-Government of Chile
Gemini
Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
Brazil
ANID Fondecyt
Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo
ANID's Millennium Science Initiative
ANID's Basal project
ANID’s Fondecyt
ANID's FONDECYT
LSST Discovery Alliance grant
ANID's FONDECYT postdoctoral programme

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Agradecimiento
J.A.-G., M.C., C.E.F.L., and Z.G. are supported by ANID's Millennium Science Initiative through grants ICN12_009 and AIM23-0001, awarded to the Millennium Institute of Astrophysics (MAS). J.A.-G. also acknowledges support from ANID's FONDECYT Regular grants #1201490. M.C. and C.E.F.L also acknowledges support from ANID's FONDECYT Regular grants #1201490 and #1231637. Support for M.C. is also provided by ANID's Basal project FB210003. C.E.F.L. is also supported by DIUDA 88231R11; by LSST Discovery Alliance grant; by GEMINI grant 32240028. J.G.F.-T. gratefully acknowledges the grants support provided by ANID's FONDECYT Iniciacion No. 11220340, ANID Fondecyt Postdoc No. 3230001 (Sponsoring researcher), from the Joint Committee ESO-Government of Chile under the agreement 2021 ORP 023/2021 and 2023 ORP 062/2023. P.W.L. acknowledges support by STFC grant ST/Y000846/1. R.K.S. acknowledges support from CNPq/Brazil through projects 308298/2022-5 and 421034/2023-8. Z.G. acknowledges the support from ANID's FONDECYT postdoctoral programme 3220029. The authors gratefully acknowledge the use of data from the ESO Public Survey program ID 179.B-2002 and 198.B2004, taken with the VISTA telescope, and data products from the Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit.
J.A.-G., M.C., C.E.F.L., and Z.G. are supported by ANID\u2019s Millennium Science Initiative through grants ICN12_009 and AIM23-0001, awarded to the Millennium Institute of Astrophysics (MAS). J.A.-G. also acknowledges support from ANID\u2019s FONDECYT Regular grants #1201490. M.C. and C.E.F.L also acknowledges support from ANID\u2019s FONDECYT Regular grants #1201490 and #1231637. Support for M.C. is also provided by ANID\u2019s Basal project FB210003. C.E.F.L. is also supported by DIUDA 88231R11; by LSST Discovery Alliance grant; by GEMINI grant 32240028. J.G.F.-T. gratefully acknowledges the grants support provided by ANID\u2019s FONDECYT Iniciaci\u00F3n No. 11220340, ANID Fondecyt Postdoc No. 3230001 (Sponsoring researcher), from the Joint Committee ESO-Government of Chile under the agreement 2021 ORP 023/2021 and 2023 ORP 062/2023. P.W.L. acknowledges support by STFC grant ST/Y000846/1. R.K.S. acknowledges support from CNPq/Brazil through projects 308298/2022-5 and 421034/2023-8. Z.G. acknowledges the support from ANID\u2019s FONDECYT postdoctoral programme 3220029. The authors gratefully acknowledge the use of data from the ESO Public Survey program ID 179.B-2002 and 198.B2004, taken with the VISTA telescope, and data products from the Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit.

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