Large Magellanic Cloud Bump Cepheids: Probing the Stellar Mass-Luminosity Relation
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We present the results of non-linear pulsation modelling of 20 bump Cepheids in the LMC. By obtaining a optimal fit to the observed V, R MACHO lightcurves we have placed tight constraints on stellar parameters of M , L, Teff and well as quantities of distance modulus and reddening. We describe the mass-luminosity relation for core-He burning for intermediate mass stars. The mass-luminosity relation depends critically on the level of mixing within the stellar interior over the course of the main-sequence lifetime. Our sample is significantly more luminous than predicted by classical stellar evolutionary models that do not incorporate extension to the convective core. Under the paradigm of convective core overshoot our data implies Λc of 0.65±0.03l/Hp. We derive a LMC distance modulus of 18.55±0.02. Subject headings: Cepheids:pulsation stellar:evolution
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