Spectroscopic frequencies of 4 CVn in 2010 and 2011

Numerous high-resolution spectra of the δ Scuti star 4 CVn were gathered at McDonald Observatory in Texas, USA. They were prepared for interpretation using standard IRAF routines for a subsequent frequency analysis and mode identification with the software FAMIAS. After the reduction process a clear trend in the first moment of the line profile (radial velocity) remained, indicating the signature of binary motion. This was corrected for by fitting a Keplerian orbit, followed by a detailed analysis of the data in the reference frame of the primary. The results of the frequency analysis are in good agreement with previous photometric studies. This paper presents thirteen pulsation modes that were detected in the data sets for the years 2010 and/or 2011. Future work involves spectroscopic mode identification and subsequent seismic modeling (© 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)