Improving the extragalactic distance scale using Cepheids in M33
Cepheids have been used as distance indicators for almost a century. Through their well defined period-luminosity relation, their distance can be found from their period of pulsation alone. However, in recent years, an important uncertainty has arisen in its calibration, namely the effect of metalli...
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Liverpool John Moores University
2010
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.515367 |