scholarly journals Observation and Analysis of RW Doradus

2007 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 199-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. F. Marino ◽  
W. S. G. Walker ◽  
C. Bembrick ◽  
E. Budding
Keyword(s):  
Light Curve ◽  
Main Sequence ◽  
General Trend ◽  
Detailed Review ◽  
Binary Solutions ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Type Contact ◽  
Contact Binary ◽  
Low Mass ◽  
Period Decrease

AbstractPhotometry of the short-period (P ∼0.285 d) low-mass (M1 ∼0.67, M2 ∼0.48 M⊙) W UMa-type eclipsing binary RW Dor, mainly involving a good series of observations in 1987–88, using standard B and V filters at the Auckland Observatory, is examined. Analysis via light curve fittings alone permits both transit (near main sequence) and occultation (W-type contact binary) solutions. Consideration of proximity or other effects on the relatively small number of measured radial velocities gives rise to a more detailed review of the alternatives, though the (W-type) configuration determined by Hilditch, Hill & Bell (1992) is still confirmed. Further implications of this configuration are examined, given an apparent general trend to period decrease (Δ P/P ∼6 × 10−11), and some light curve asymmetry. This is consistent with the initially low-mass companion, Case-B scenario of Budding (1984). The evidence does suggest irregularity of the period variation however, and further detailed surveillance, including more spectroscopy, is desirable.

scholarly journals Light curve analysis of the late type binary V523 Cassiopeiae

2009 ◽  
pp. 45-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Latkovic ◽  
M. Zboril ◽  
G. Djurasevic
Keyword(s):  
Light Curve ◽  
Monitoring Program ◽  
Neck Region ◽  
Bright Spot ◽  
Late Type ◽  
Light Curve Analysis ◽  
Type Contact ◽  
Contact Binary ◽  
Previous Solution

We present the analysis of V and R light curves of the late type contact binary V523 Cas for the season of 2006. These observations make part of the monitoring program aimed at studying the long-term light curve variability in this system. Our results confirm that the system is in an over contact configuration, and include a bright spot in the neck region of the cooler and larger primary. We compare these results with the previous solution, obtained for the season 2005 dataset and discuss the differences.

scholarly journals V392 Orionis: Observations and Evolutionary State of a Low-Mass System

1998 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 371-371
Author(s):  
S. Narusawa ◽  
A. Yamasaki ◽  
Y. Nakamura
Keyword(s):  
Binary Systems ◽  
Main Sequence ◽  
Circumstellar Matter ◽  
Small Mass ◽  
Primary Component ◽  
Close Binary ◽  
Mass System ◽  
Future Evolution ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Low Mass

Although the evolution of binary systems has been qualitatively interpreted with the evolutionary scenario, the quantitative interpretation of any observed system is still unsatisfactory due to the difficulty of the quantitative treatment of mass and angular momentum transfer/loss. To reach a true understanding of the evolution of binary systems, we have to accumulate more observational evidence. So far, we have observed several binaries that are short-period and noncontact, and found the existence of extremely small-mass systems. In the present paper, we study another short-period (P=0.659d), noncontact, eclipsing binary system, V392 Ori. We have made photometric and spectroscopic observations of V392 Ori. The light curves are found to vary, suggesting the existence of circumstellar matter around the system. Combining the photometric and spectroscopic results, we obtain parameters describing the system; we find the mass of the primary component is only 0.6Mʘ- undermassive for its spectral and luminosity class A5V, suggesting that a considerable amount of its original mass has been lost from the system during the course of evolution. The low-mass problem is very important for investigation of the evolution of close binary systems: largemass loss within and/or after the main-sequence will have a significant influence on the future evolution of binary systems.

scholarly journals 2MASS J10274572+0629104: the very short period young M6 dwarf binary system identified in K2 data

2019 ◽  
Vol 486 (3) ◽  
pp. 4144-4148
Author(s):  
R R Paudel ◽  
J E Gizis ◽  
A J Burgasser ◽  
C Hsu
Keyword(s):  
Infrared Spectroscopy ◽  
Binary System ◽  
Light Curve ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Rotation Periods ◽  
Beat Pattern ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Low Mass ◽  
Periodic Signals ◽  
Gaia Dr2

ABSTRACT We report the identification of a very low mass new binary system 2MASS J10274572+0629104, based on Kepler K2 photometry and Gaia DR2 astrometry. It is located at a distance of 90.0 ± 2.9 pc. The K2 light curve is consistent with a beat pattern of two periodic signals, and using Lomb–Scargle periodogram, we find two rotation periods of 0.2114 ± 0.0002 and 0.2199 ± 0.0003 d. We conclude that these rotation periods arise from two stars with similar spectral types of M6, and have nearly equal luminosity. It is the first ultracool binary system to be identified based on beat patterns in the light curve. Near-infrared spectroscopy yields RV = −9.8 ± 0.6 km s−1, v sin i = 21.5 ± 1.1 km s−1, Teff = 3110 ± 40 K, and log g = 5.2 ± 0.2. The motions are consistent with a young age, as are the rotation periods, but the source does not appear to be part of any known moving group. Furthermore, we detected three strong white light flares in the K2 light curve, with estimated total (UV/optical/IR) energies of 2.6 × 1033, 5.0 × 1033, and 3.5 × 1033 erg, respectively.

Investigation on the mass transferring near-contact binary TT Cet

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Man Tian ◽  
Lin-Feng Chang
Keyword(s):  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Light Curve ◽  
Hot Spot ◽  
Relaxation Oscillation ◽  
Thermal Relaxation ◽  
Light Curves ◽  
Primary Star ◽  
Contact Stage ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Contact Binary

Abstract First multi-colour complete light curves and low-resolution spectra of short-period eclipsing binary TT Cet are presented. The stellar atmospheric parameters of the primary star were derived through spectra fitting as: $T_{eff}=7\,091\pm124\,{\text{K}}$ , $\log g = 4.15\pm0.33\,{\text{cm}}/\text{s}^2$ , and $[Fe/H]=-0.23\pm0.04\,\text{dex}$ . The light curves were analysed using the Wilson–Devinney code. The photometric solution suggests that this target should be a near-contact binary with the primary component filling its critical Roche lobe (i.e. SD1-type NCB). The luminosity enhancement around the primary light maximum (phase 0.10–0.40) on the light curve was detected like other SD1-type NCBs, which could be caused by a hot spot near the facing surface of the secondary component due to mass transfer. Long-term decrease of the orbital period at a rate of $dP/dt=-5.01\,({\pm}0.06)\times 10^{-8}\,{{\text{d}} \cdot{yr}}^{-1}$ was detected by the O–C analysis, which supports the mass transfer from the primary to the secondary and is consistent with its primary filling configuration. No third body was found through the light curve and O–C analysis. TT Cet may locate in the broken contact stage predicted by the thermal relaxation oscillation theory (TRO) and will evolve to the contact stage eventually. It is another good observational example supporting the TRO theory. We have collected all known SD1-type NCBs with absolute parameters from the literatures. The relations of these parameters are summarised for these rare systems.

scholarly journals Searching for eclipsing binaries in the area of RA: 02h21m36s, Dec: +57○11′32″

2020 ◽  
Vol 497 (3) ◽  
pp. 3381-3392
Author(s):  
Di-Fu Guo ◽  
Kai Li ◽  
Xing Gao ◽  
Dong-Yang Gao ◽  
Zhi-Jian Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Binary Systems ◽  
Eclipsing Binaries ◽  
Light Curves ◽  
Mass Ratio ◽  
Contact Binaries ◽  
Contact Binary ◽  
Low Mass ◽  
Low Mass Ratio ◽  
Period Decrease ◽  
Cross Matching

ABSTRACT By analysing the data observed by the Comet Search Programme telescope at Xingming Observatory from 2018 October 11 to 2018 December 19, 24 eclipsing binaries were identified. By cross-matching with the VSX (AAVSO) website, we found that four binaries are newly discovered. By analysing the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) data, the light curves of 17 binaries were obtained. First photometric solutions of 23 binaries were obtained by simultaneously analysing all the light curves, except for NSVS 1908107 (first analysed by Pan et al.). Based on the photometric solutions, nine binaries belong to detached binary systems, ten binaries belong to semidetached binary systems, and five binaries belong to contact binary systems. Two W-subtype low-mass ratio contact binaries (the less massive components are hotter), with total eclipsing light curves, were identified: Mis V1395 is a deep contact binary (q = 0.150, $f=80{{\ \rm per\ cent}}$), while NSVS 1917038 is a low-mass ratio binary with an unexpectedly marginal contact degree (q = 1/6.839 = 0.146, $f=4{{\ \rm per\ cent}}$). The total eclipsing detached binary GSC 03698-00022 has an extremely low mass ratio of q = 0.085. The Algol-type binary NSVS 1908107 is also found to have an extremely low mass ratio of q = 0.081. The Algol-type binary DK Per exhibits a continuous period decrease at a rate of dP/dt = −1.26 × 10−7 d yr−1, which may result from the orbital angular momentum loss. Based on the light curves obtained from the TESS data, a pulsating binary candidate (NSVS 1913053) was found.

scholarly journals An Evolutionary Scenario for Short Period (≤10 Days) Millisecond Binary Pulsars

1996 ◽  
Vol 158 ◽  
pp. 473-474
Author(s):  
E. Ergma ◽  
M. J. Sarna ◽  
J. Antipova
Keyword(s):  
Main Sequence ◽  
Initial Period ◽  
Compact Object ◽  
Roche Lobe ◽  
Binary Pulsars ◽  
Evolutionary Scenario ◽  
Conservative Evolution ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Low Mass ◽  
X Ray Binaries

We present numerical calculations that simulate the evolution of a low mass (1M⊙) star transfering mass to a compact object (Muslimov & Sarna 1993; Ergma & Sarna 1996). Mass transfer starts when the secondary turns off the main sequence (having a small helium core). We have calculated 14 evolutionary sequences with the assumption of non-conservative or conservative evolution. We can conclude that near the bifurcation point the evolution is very sensitive to: (i) the assumption of conservative or non-conservative evolution, (ii) the structure of the mass losing star. Small changes in the initial period when the secondary fills its Roche lobe will lead to large changes in the final period and final mass of the remnant. Presently there are 40 known low-mass binary pulsars (LMBP). The evolutionary scenario for the wider systems (10 < Porb(d) < 1000) is connected with that of wide low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXB) in which the donor star will fill its Roche lobe after helium core formation.

scholarly journals Stellar rotation bifurcation caused by tidal locking in the open cluster NGC 2287?

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (S351) ◽  
pp. 228-232
Author(s):  
Weijia Sun ◽  
Chengyuan Li ◽  
Licai Deng ◽  
Richard de Grijs
Keyword(s):  
Binary Systems ◽  
Main Sequence ◽  
Milky Way ◽  
Open Cluster ◽  
Mass Ratio ◽  
Stellar Rotation ◽  
Rotation Rates ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Low Mass ◽  
Low Mass Ratio

AbstractWe present a detailed analysis of the projected stellar rotational velocities of the well-separated double main sequence (MS) in the young, ∼200 Myr-old Milky Way open cluster NGC 2287 and suggest that stellar rotation may drive the split MSs in NGC 2287. We find that the observed distribution of projected stellar rotation velocities could result from a dichotomous distribution of stellar rotation rates. We discuss whether our observations may reflect the effects of tidal locking affecting a fraction of the cluster’s member stars in stellar binary systems. The slow rotators are likely stars that initially rotated rapidly but subsequently slowed down through tidal locking induced by low-mass-ratio binary systems. However, the cluster may have a much larger population of short-period binaries than is usually seen in the literature, with relatively low secondary masses.

scholarly journals UBV Photometry of the Shortest Period Contact Binary CC COM

1976 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. 347-347
Author(s):  
S. M. Rucinski
Keyword(s):  
Light Curve ◽  
Type Systems ◽  
Ultraviolet Excess ◽  
Coma Cluster ◽  
Relative Temperature ◽  
Temperature Excess ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Ubv Photometry ◽  
Contact Binary ◽  
Lower Temperature

Red colours: B–V=+1.23, U-B = + 1.03 and short period: P=0.2207 days place CC Com at the lower temperature end of the period-colour relation for the W UMa-type binaries. Contrary to the typical behaviour of (B–V) which shows reddening during both minima, the (U–B) index reveals rather large scatter, especially when different nights are intercompared. In addition (U–B) seems to decrease abnormally during some of primary minima when the colours change to B–V = + 1.29 and U–B = +0.99; it is unclear whether the ultraviolet excess δ(U–B) of about +0.11 is not related to these changes. Small night-to-night changes seem to be present in the V-light curve as well.The large amplitudes of light variations (0.86 and 0.74 mag) and the presence of total eclipses with semi-duration of about 7 deg in phase permit to determine the geometrical elements with rather high accuracy in spite of larger than normal observational errors due to the faintness of the system (V= 11.3-12.2). CC Com belongs to the W-type systems with the relative temperature excess of secondary component X= +0.058 ± 0.002. Other elements are: i = 8806 ± 0.09, q = 0.511 ± 0.009, f = 0.78 ± 0.03 for the assumed Te0 = 4300 K. To obtain a perfect fit to the light curve, the gravity darkening exponent was also varied with the resulting value β = 0.09 ± 0.02.There are indications that CC Com might belong to the Coma cluster.

FIRST PHOTOMETRIC STUDY OF THE VERY SHORT PERIOD K-TYPE CONTACT BINARY 1SWASP J064501.21+342154.9

2014 ◽  
Vol 147 (2) ◽  
pp. 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.-P. Liu ◽  
S.-B. Qian ◽  
B. Soonthornthum ◽  
K.-C. Leung ◽  
W.-P. Liao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photometric Study ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Type Contact ◽  
Contact Binary

scholarly journals An extreme-mass ratio, short-period eclipsing binary consisting of a B dwarf primary and a pre-main-sequence M star companion discovered by KELT

2020 ◽  
Vol 499 (3) ◽  
pp. 3775-3791
Author(s):  
Daniel J Stevens ◽  
George Zhou ◽  
Marshall C Johnson ◽  
Aaron C Rizzuto ◽  
Joseph E Rodriguez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Light Curve ◽  
Global Analysis ◽  
Binary Star ◽  
Spectral Energy Distribution ◽  
Broad Band ◽  
Phase Curve ◽  
Mass Ratio ◽  
Eclipsing Binary ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Low Mass

ABSTRACT We present the discovery of KELT J072709 + 072007 (HD 58730), a very low mass ratio (q ≡ M2/M1 ≈ 0.07) eclipsing binary (EB) identified by the Kilodegree Extremely Little Telescope (KELT) survey. We present the discovery light curve and perform a global analysis of four high-precision ground-based light curves, the Transiting Exoplanets Survey Satellite (TESS) light curve, radial velocity (RV) measurements, Doppler Tomography (DT) measurements, and the broad-band spectral energy distribution. Results from the global analysis are consistent with a fully convective ($M_2 = 0.22 \pm 0.02\ \, \mathrm{M}_{\odot })$ M star transiting a late-B primary ($M_1 = 3.34^{+0.07}_{-0.09}\ \, \mathrm{M}_{\odot }\,\mathrm{ and}\,\ T_{\rm eff,1} = 11960^{+430}_{-520}\ {\rm K}$). We infer that the primary star is $183_{-30}^{+33}$ Myr old and that the companion star’s radius is inflated by $26 \pm 8{{\ \rm per\ cent}}$ relative to the predicted value from a low-mass isochrone of similar age. We separately and analytically fit for the variability in the out-of-eclipse TESS phase curve, finding good agreement between the resulting stellar parameters and those from the global fit. Such systems are valuable for testing theories of binary star formation and understanding how the environment of a star in a close-but-detached binary affects its physical properties. In particular, we examine how a star’s properties in such a binary might differ from the properties it would have in isolation.

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