We present a new set of tools to derive systemic velocities for single-mode RR Lyrae stars from visual and near-infrared spectra. We derived scaling relations and line-of-sight velocity templates using both APOGEE and
- PAR ID:
- 10275623
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Volume:
- 502
- Issue:
- 2
- ISSN:
- 0035-8711
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 1740 to 1752
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- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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