Dubath, P. ; Lecoeur, I. ; Rimoldini, L. ; Süveges, M. ; Blomme, J. ; López, M. ; Sarro, L. M. ; De Ridder, J. ; Cuypers, J. ; Guy, L. ; Nienartowicz, K. ; Jan, A. ; Beck, M. ; Mowlavi, N. ; Ordóñez-Blanco, D. ; Marquette, J. B. ; Beaulieu, J. P. ; Tisserand, P. ; Lesquoy, É. ; Eyer, L.

published in New Horizons in Time Domain Astronomy, 285, pp. 309-311 (2012)

Abstract: We started a systematic search for periodic variable-star candidates in the EROS-2 database in the context of preparatory work for the Gaia satellite mission. The goal is to evaluate different classification tools and strategies, and to identify a large sample of variable candidates. In this paper we present the results of an assessment study of a three-step identification and classification process. In the study we took a sample of about 80,000 stars from one of the LMC EROS fields.

DOI: 10.1017/S1743921312000890
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