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ABSTRACT: More than 30 years ago the first pulsating pre-main sequence (PMS) stars
have been discov- ered. Since then, pulsations in 18 Herbig Ae stars and
18 members of young open clusters were detected and detailed
asteroseismic investigations were conducted for some of them. We
describe our latest results in this field. Using ground-based
observations of NGC 6530 278, it was possible for the first time to show
that the star’s observed frequency spectrum can only be explained
by a PMS model. Observations obtained with the MOST space telescope
allowed to study the pulsations of the enigmatic Herbig Ae star HD
142666, which is also surrounded by a dense circumstellar disk. In
addition, 4 new pulsating PMS stars were discovered in the young open
cluster NGC 2264 based on time-series photometry with the MOST
satellite.
Communications in Asteroseismology 11/2008; 157:256-259.