2016/04/17 by G. Turner, Garrison Turner, Turner, Garrison +2
Physics and Astronomy · #85-05 #Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research #FOS: Physical sciences #Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR) #astro-ph.SR #msc:85-05
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1604.04867
5 pages, 3 figures
openalex publication_date 2016/04/17 · arxiv created 2016/04/19 · arxiv updated 2016/04/20 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The raw light curves of both KIC 10684673 and KIC 12216817 show variability. Both are listed in the Kepler Eclipsing Binary Catalog (hereafter KEBC), however both are flagged as uncertain in nature. In the present study we show their light curves can be modeled by considering each target as a single, multi-modal delta Scuti pulsator. While this does not exclude the possibility of eclipsing systems, we argue, while spectroscopy on the systems is still lacking, the delta Scuti model is a simpler explanation and therefore more probable.