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Stars, Interstellar Medium and the Galaxy

2012

Fundamental stellar parameters

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Absolute Properties Of The Eclipsing Binary Star V335 Serpentis, Claud H. Sandberg Lacy, Francis C. Fekel, Antonio Claret Jul 2012

Absolute Properties Of The Eclipsing Binary Star V335 Serpentis, Claud H. Sandberg Lacy, Francis C. Fekel, Antonio Claret

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V335 Ser is now known to be an eccentric double-lined A1+A3 binary star with fairly deep (0.5 mag) partial eclipses. Previous studies of the system are improved with 7456 differential photometric observations from the URSA WebScope and 5666 from the NFO WebScope, and 67 high-resolution spectroscopic observations from the Tennessee State University 2 m automatic spectroscopic telescope. From dates of minima, the apsidal period is about 880 years. Accurate (better than 2%) masses and radii are determined from analysis of the two new light curves and the radial velocity curve. Theoretical models match the absolute properties of the stars at …


Absolute Properties Of The Eclipsing Binary Star Bf Draconis, Claud H. Sandberg Lacy, Guillermo Torres, Francis C. Fekel, Jeffrey A. Sabby, Antonio Claret Apr 2012

Absolute Properties Of The Eclipsing Binary Star Bf Draconis, Claud H. Sandberg Lacy, Guillermo Torres, Francis C. Fekel, Jeffrey A. Sabby, Antonio Claret

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BF Dra is now known to be an eccentric double-lined F6+F6 binary star with relatively deep (0.7 mag) partial eclipses. Previous studies of the system are improved with 7494 differential photometric observations from the URSA WebScope and 9700 from the NFO WebScope, 106 high-resolution spectroscopic observations from the Tennessee State University 2 m automatic spectroscopic telescope and the 1 m coudé-feed spectrometer at Kitt Peak National Observatory, and 31 accurate radial velocities from the CfA. Very accurate (better than 0.6%) masses and radii are determined from analysis of the two new light curves and four radial velocity curves. Theoretical models …


Third Component Search And Abundances Of The Very Dusty Short-Period Binary Bd +20°307, Francis C. Fekel, Maria J. Cordero, Raphael Galicher, Benjamin Zuckerman, Carl Melis, Alycia J. Weinberger Mar 2012

Third Component Search And Abundances Of The Very Dusty Short-Period Binary Bd +20°307, Francis C. Fekel, Maria J. Cordero, Raphael Galicher, Benjamin Zuckerman, Carl Melis, Alycia J. Weinberger

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We have obtained near-infrared adaptive optics imaging and collected additional radial velocity observations to search for a third component in the extremely dusty short-period binary system BD +20°307. Our image shows no evidence for a third component at separations greater than 19 AU. Our four seasons of radial velocities have a constant center-of-mass velocity and are consistent with the systemic velocities determined at two earlier epochs. Thus, the radial velocities also provide no support for a third component. Unfortunately, the separation domains covered by our imaging and radial velocity results do not overlap. Thus, we examined the parameters for possible …