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The determination of pulsation velocities from observed spectra of Cepheids is needed for the Baade-Wesselink calibration of these primary distance markers. The applicability of the Fourier-disentangling technique for the determination of pulsation velocities of Cepheids and other pulsating stars is studied. The KOREL-code was modified to enable fitting of free parameters of a prescribed line-profile broadening function corresponding to the radial pulsations of the stellar atmosphere. It was applied to spectra of delta Cep in the H-alpha region observed with the Ondrejov 2-m telescope. The telluric lines were removed using template-constrained disentangling, phase-locked variations of line-strengths were measured and the curves of pulsational velocities obtained for several spectral lines. It is shown that the amplitude and phase of the velocities and line-strength variations depend on the depth of line formation and the excitation potential. The disentangling of pulsations in the Cepheid spectra may be used for distance determination.
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In this document a review of the authors method of Fourier disentangling of spectra of binary and multiple stars is presented for the purpose of the summer school organized at Ondrejov observatory in September 2008. Related methods are also discussed and some practical hints for the use of the authors code KOREL and related auxiliary codes with examples are given.
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