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Calibration of the Barnes-Evans Relation Using Interferometric Observations of Cepheids

Calibration of the Barnes-Evans Relation Using Interferometric Observations of Cepheids

Direct diameter observations of Cepheid variables are used to calibrate the Barnes-Evans Cepheid surface brightness relation. Fifty-nine separate Cepheid diameter measurements from four different optical interferometers are used to calculate surface brightnesses as a function of magnitude and color. The linear fit to Cepheid surface brightness versus color is in …