Balloon at Bamberg
Time-resolved high-resolution spectroscopy
of the bright sdBV Balloon090100001

John Telting et al.,   Bamberg,   July 2007
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Seismology of stars; need for accurate mode identification

  Seismologogy probes the inner structure of stars, and can/may provide clues to the general evolution of subdwarf OB stars

  Observations reveal eigenvalues (pulsation frequencies), and eigenfunctions (pulsation modes), and basic stellar parameters

  Asteroseismological analyses benefit from observed frequencies and observed mode-identifications to conclusively constrain the internal structure. It is suggested to provide observational constraints on the pulsation modes to aid the asteroseismological analyses (e.g. Charpinet et al 2005; PG1219).

  Complementary observational techniques to identify pulsation modes: