Observing B-type pulsators with MONS

Aerts, C.; Uytterhoeven, K.; De Ridder, J.; De Cat, P.
Bibliographical reference

The Third MONS Workshop: Science Preparation and Target Selection, Proceedings of a Workshop held in Aarhus, Denmark, January 24-26, 2000, Eds.: T.C. Teixeira, and T.R. Bedding, Aarhus Universitet, 2000., p.59

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2000
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We overview the different classes of B-type pulsators and show from our ground-based data that current data sets are insufficient to derive the complete frequency spectrum. From line-profile studies, we find that many modes with small amplitudes are excited in some stars, of which extensive ground-based photometry has revealed only one frequency. MONS data of such objects would offer a unique opportunity to perform seismology in massive stars that are situated along the main sequence.