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2025ApJS..281...38Z - Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 281, 38 (2025/December-0)

Classification for 969 Double-mode RR Lyrae Stars from Zwicky Transient Facility.

ZHANG J., CHEN X., WANG S., WANG J. and DENG L.

Abstract (from CDS):

RR Lyrae (RRL) variable stars are cornerstone distance indicators. In particular, double-mode RR Lyrae (RRd) stars enable period-luminosity relations (PLRs) that are less sensitive to metallicity, reducing systematic biases in distance measurements. However, their utility has been limited by a global sample of only ∼3000 objects. We develop an automated RRd-screening pipeline and apply it to a crossmatched sample between the Gaia DR3 RRL catalog and Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) DR22 time-series photometry. The workflow combines Lomb-Scargle period searches, iterative prewhitening, period-ratio constraints that suppress ∼1 day sampling aliases, and amplitude-based quality cuts, enabling large-scale RRd star screening. We produce two ZTF-based catalogs: (i) 39,322 reliable single-mode RRL stars (40.5% of the crossmatched set) and (ii) 969 RRd stars. Among the RRd stars, 614 objects are newly identified, substantially enlarging this previously scarce sample; the catalog achieves an estimated completeness of 47.7%. The PLR derived from the newly discovered RRd stars agrees with the LMC-based relation, though with larger uncertainties. Incorporating these stars will help tighten the RRd PLR and improve distance measurements. Looking ahead, systematic RRd searches with upcoming surveys such as the Legacy Survey of Space and Time and the China Space Station Telescope should further extend high-accuracy distances across the Local Group and strengthen their cosmological applications.

Abstract Copyright: © 2025. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Periodic variable stars - Double-mode variable stars - RR Lyrae variable stars - RRd variable stars

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Simbad objects: 51

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