Département de physique Université de Montréal C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-Ville Montréal, QC Canada H3C 3J7 Room B-422 Phone: 514-343-7077 Fax: 514-343-2071 Email: demers@astro.umontreal.ca |
Research field: Stellar populations of Local Group Galaxies
Description of the research project:
I am interested in the photometric properties and variability of AGB stars, C-rich and O-rich ones seen in the Milky Way and nearby galaxies. The ratio of the number of C and M stars is function of the metallicity of the stellar population. The variable AGB stars are Miras and their period is related to their age. The period distribution of Miras, in a given population, yields the age distribution thus the star formation history of the population.