The light curves of the short–period variable stars in the Carina dwarf Spheroidal galaxy

The light curves of the high–amplitude, short– period variable stars discovered by Mateo et al. (1998) in the Carina dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy were re-analyzed to refine their properties and compare them with those of galactic stars. In spite of a different pulsation mode established by means of different PLM relationships, the Fourier parameters did not reveal a separation between the two groups; however, they are slightly different from those of galactic stars. The possibility that some of these stars are double–mode pulsators is suggested.