This directory contains the distribution of the "OGLE Catalog of Cepheids from the Large Magellanic Cloud". ***UPDATE*** The LMC Catalog of Cepheids archive was updated on Apr. 24, 2003. Missing 'B' band measurements were added. Periods and mean magnitudes were refined based on full set of data collected during the OGLE-II phase (to the end of November 2000). Also the photometry files in lmc_sc*/phot/ subdirectories contain now all photometric data collected to the end of the OGLE-II phase. ***WARNING*** The content of this archive was revised on Apr. 1, 2000 due to revised calibration of the OGLE photometric data. A small systematic effect in the original calibration was found, mapped, and applied to the data. This effect, caused by some scattered light in the instrument resulting in non-perfect flat-fielding, affected only East/West edges of the frames and amounted to 0.08 mag in the I-band and 0.05 mag in the B and V-bands at the very edges of the field. On average the effect was very small - of the order of 0.01-0.02 mag. We are very grateful to Dr. D.S. Graff (Ohio State University) for pointing out to us this systematic effect. See also the file README.PL for revised coefficients of PLC and PL relations. ************* The directory structure is as follows: README -- this file README.PL -- revised coefficients of PL and PLC relation for LMC. subdirectory paper/ -- Paper: "The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. Cepheids in the Magellanic Clouds. IV. Catalog of Cepheids from the Large Magellanic Cloud." A. Udalski, I. Soszynski, M. Szymanski, M. Kubiak, G. Pietrzynski, P. Wozniak, and K. Zebrun, Acta Astron. 1999, 49, 223 (astro-ph/9908317), describing the catalog (Postscript version). subdirectory lmc_sc1/ -- the catalog of Cepheids from the LMC_SC1 field. subdirectory lmc_sc2/ -- the catalog of Cepheids from the LMC_SC2 field. subdirectory lmc_sc3/ -- the catalog of Cepheids from the LMC_SC3 field. subdirectory lmc_sc4/ -- the catalog of Cepheids from the LMC_SC4 field. subdirectory lmc_sc5/ -- the catalog of Cepheids from the LMC_SC5 field. subdirectory lmc_sc6/ -- the catalog of Cepheids from the LMC_SC6 field. subdirectory lmc_sc7/ -- the catalog of Cepheids from the LMC_SC7 field. subdirectory lmc_sc8/ -- the catalog of Cepheids from the LMC_SC8 field. subdirectory lmc_sc9/ -- the catalog of Cepheids from the LMC_SC9 field. subdirectory lmc_sc10/ -- the catalog of Cepheids from the LMC_SC10 field. subdirectory lmc_sc11/ -- the catalog of Cepheids from the LMC_SC11 field. subdirectory lmc_sc12/ -- the catalog of Cepheids from the LMC_SC12 field. subdirectory lmc_sc13/ -- the catalog of Cepheids from the LMC_SC13 field. subdirectory lmc_sc14/ -- the catalog of Cepheids from the LMC_SC14 field. subdirectory lmc_sc15/ -- the catalog of Cepheids from the LMC_SC15 field. subdirectory lmc_sc16/ -- the catalog of Cepheids from the LMC_SC16 field. subdirectory lmc_sc17/ -- the catalog of Cepheids from the LMC_SC17 field. subdirectory lmc_sc18/ -- the catalog of Cepheids from the LMC_SC18 field. subdirectory lmc_sc19/ -- the catalog of Cepheids from the LMC_SC19 field. subdirectory lmc_sc20/ -- the catalog of Cepheids from the LMC_SC20 field. subdirectory lmc_sc21/ -- the catalog of Cepheids from the LMC_SC21 field. lmc_sc*.tar -- tar archive containing entire distribution of the Catalog of the LMC_SC* field. table1.dat -- names and equatorial coordinates of the OGLE-II fields in the LMC. table2.dat -- red clump stars E(B-V) reddening in the LMC fields. table4.dat -- cross-identification of the same objects in the Catalog. table5.dat -- number of Cepheids, all stars and stars with I_0 < 17.5 detected in the LMC fields. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catalog of each field has the following structure (e.g. catalog of the LMC_SC1 field): subdirectory fcharts -- finding charts of individual objects; gzipped Postscript version. The file name is: object_id.ps.gz The finding chart is a 60"x60" part of the I-band frame, centered on the star. White cross marks the star. North is up and East to the left. subdirectory phot -- photometry of individual objects: subdirectory I -- photometry in the I-band subdirectory V -- photometry in the V-band subdirectory B -- photometry in the B-band The file name is object_id.dat.gz in each of these subdirectories. Each file contains 3 columns: Hel JD, magnitude, error. cat_lmc_sc1.ps.gz -- Postscript version of the Catalog of Cepheids of the field LMC_SC1. lmc_sc1.tab -- Table with basic data for Cepheids in the field LMC_SC1. The columns are: ID number, RA(2000), DEC(2000), P(days), T_0 (HJD) - 2450000, log10(P), I, V, B, B-V, V-I, W_I, E(B-V), I_0, V_0, B_0, (B-V)_0, (V-I)_0, R_21, \phi_21, Classification. T_0 corresponds to maximum brightness, magnitudes are intensity means, colors are differences of mean magnitudes transformed independently to the standard system. Magic numbers 9.999 or 99.999 mean "no data". Any presentation of the scientific analysis or usage of the data from the Catalog of Cepheids from the LMC should include the appropriate reference(s) to OGLE paper(s).