TOM1 Stars

[Thomas Droege <tdroege2@earthlink.net>]

I have been working on the TOM1 data.  A pass through the finder program
got 1100+ stars that are probably variable.  As a test, I looked up 10 in
sequence.

3  In GCVS catalog
2 IRAS stars - variable by definition?
1 Very obvious variable
4 Possible variables.  (Need more data)

This is probably a good enough cut that it is profitable to look at the
stars.  I plan to download the GCVS and screen the "probably variable" list
for known variables.  My plan is to publish two lists.  The GCVS stars
found in a particular cut and the possible variables.  It will be fun to
see what percentage of known variables will be found in a particular search
area.

I am rerunning the program now with a slightly tighter cut.  I am also
looking at WS down to 2.  Very few stars come out with WS < 10.  Some are
obviously variable down to WS of 5 or so.  It will be interesting later to
look at known variables that were not found and try to figure out a better
cut.   

I have TOM1 data spanning over a year.  I took a reverse WS cut and looked
as some "constant" stars.  I did not find any surprises.  If there is long
term drift, it is going to take more than looking at a few plots to find
it.   

Tom Droege