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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/621/A108
- Title:
- Radial velocity compilation for 45 CEMP-no stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/621/A108
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Carbon-enhanced metal-poor (CEMP) stars comprise a high percentage of stars at the lowest metallicities. The stars in the CEMP-no subcategory do not show any s-process enhancement and therefore cannot easily be explained by transfer of carbon and s-process elements from a binary AGB companion. We have performed radial velocity monitoring of a sample of 22 CEMP-no stars to further study the role that binarity plays in this type of CEMP star. We find four new binary CEMP-no stars based on their radial velocity variations; this significantly enlarges the population of known binaries to a total of 11. One of the new stars found to be in a binary system is HE 0107-5240, which is one of the most iron-poor stars known. This supports the binary transfer model for the origin of the abundance pattern of this star.We find a difference in binary fraction in our sample that depends on the absolute carbon abundance, with a binary fraction of 47 (+15/-14) % for stars with a higher absolute carbon abundance and 18 (+14/-9) % for stars with a lower absolute carbon abundance. This might imply a relation between a high carbon abundance and the binarity of a metal-poor star. Although binarity does not equate to mass transfer, there is a possibility that a CEMP-no star in a binary system has been polluted, and care has to be taken in the interpretation of their abundance patterns. We furthermore demonstrate the potential of Gaia of discovering additional binary candidates.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/374/227
- Title:
- Radial velocity in multiple systems
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/374/227
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- New close sub-systems are reported and studied in eight visual multiple systems. Elements of one double-lined and eight single-lined spectroscopic orbits are given. Magnitudes, colors, spectral types, masses of individual components are estimated by combining all available data. The visual secondary component of the young binary HD 27638 is a double-lined pair of G-type dwarfs on a 17-day orbit with an unseen but massive (>1.2M_{sun}_) spectroscopic tertiary on an 8-year orbit. The invisible secondary of HD 28271A is also massive, but it is not seen probably owing to a high luminosity of the primary - an F7 star with fast axial rotation and active chromosphere which evolves off the Main Sequence. Two additional companions are found in the visual triple system HD 179484.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/442/1023
- Title:
- Radial velocity of 17 bright subdwarf B stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/442/1023
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Radial velocity curves for 15 bright subdwarf B binary systems have been measured using high precision radial velocity measurements from high S/N optical high-resolution spectra. In addition, two bright sdB stars are discovered to be radial velocity variable but the period could not yet be determined. The companions for all systems are unseen.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/140/184
- Title:
- RAVE double-lined spectroscopic binaries
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/140/184
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We devise a new method for the detection of double-lined binary stars in a sample of the Radial Velocity Experiment (RAVE) survey spectra. The method is both tested against extensive simulations based on synthetic spectra and compared to direct visual inspection of all RAVE spectra. It is based on the properties and shape of the cross-correlation function, and is able to recover ~80% of all binaries with an orbital period of order 1 day. Systems with periods up to 1 yr are still within the detection reach. We have applied the method to 25,850 spectra of the RAVE second data release and found 123 double-lined binary candidates, only eight of which are already marked as binaries in the SIMBAD database. Among the candidates, there are seven that show spectral features consistent with the RS CVn type (solar type with active chromosphere) and seven that might be of W UMa type (over-contact binaries). One star, HD 101167, seems to be a triple system composed of three nearly identical G-type dwarfs. The tested classification method could also be applicable to the data of the upcoming Gaia mission.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/616/562
- Title:
- Rotational velocities in binaries
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/616/562
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We found in the published literature the rotational velocities for 162 B0-B9.5, 151 A0-A5, and 86 A6-F0 stars, all of luminosity classes V or IV, that are in spectroscopic or visual binaries with known orbital elements.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/416/817
- Title:
- RV catalog of O-type stars in IC 2944 and Cen OB2
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/416/817
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Using an extended set of multi-epoch high resolution high signal-to-noise ratio optical spectra, we re-address the multiplicity properties of the O-type stars in IC 2944 and in the Cen OB2 association. We present new evidence of binarity for five objects and we confirm the multiple nature of another two. We derive the first orbital solutions for HD 100099, HD 101436 and HD 101190 and we provide additional support for HD 101205 being a quadruple system. The minimal spectroscopic binary fraction in our sample is f_min_=0.57. Using numerical simulations, we show that the detection rate of our observational campaign is close to 90%, leaving thus little room for undetected spectroscopic binary systems. The statistical properties of the O-star population in IC 2944 are similar, within the uncertainties, to the results obtained in the earlier papers in this series despite the fact that sample size effects limit the significance of the comparison. Using newly derived spectroscopic parallaxes, we reassess the distance to IC 2944 and obtained 2.3+/-0.3kpc, in agreement with previous studies. We also confirm that, as far as the O stars are concerned, the IC 2944 cluster is most likely a single entity.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/550/A107
- Title:
- RV catalogue of O stars in 30 Doradus
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/550/A107
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud is our closest view of a starburst region and is the ideal environment to investigate important questions regarding the formation, evolution and final fate of the most massive stars. We analyze the multiplicity properties of the massive O-type star population observed through multi-epoch spectroscopy in the framework of the VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey. With 360 O-type stars, this is the largest homogeneous sample of massive stars analyzed to date. We use multi-epoch spectroscopy and variability analysis to identify spectroscopic binaries. We also use a Monte-Carlo method to correct for observational biases. By modelling simultaneously the observed binary fraction, the distributions of the amplitudes of the radial velocity variations and the distribution of the time scales of these variations, we derive the intrinsic current binary fraction and period and mass-ratio distributions. We observe a spectroscopic binary fraction of 0.35+/-0.03, which corresponds to the fraction of objects displaying statistically significant radial velocity variations with an amplitude of at least 20km/s . We compute the intrinsic binary fraction to be 0.51+/-0.04. We adopt power-laws to describe the intrinsic period and mass-ratio distributions: f(log_10_P/d)~(log_10_ P/d)^pi^ (with log_10_P/d in the range 0.15-3.5) and f(q)~q^kappa^ with 0.1<q=M2/M1< 1.0. The power-law indexes that best reproduce the observed quantities are pi=-0.45+/-0.30 and kappa=-1.0+/-0.4. The period distribution that we obtain thus favours shorter period systems compared to an Opik law (pi=0). The mass ratio distribution is slightly skewed towards low mass ratio systems but remains incompatible with a random sampling of a classical mass function (kappa=-2.35). The binary fraction seems mostly uniform across the field of view and independent of the spectral types and luminosity classes. The binary fraction in the outer region of the field of view (r>7.8 , i.e. ~117pc) and among the O9.7 I/II objects are however significantly lower than expected from statistical fluctuations. The observed and intrinsic binary fractions are also lower for the faintest objects in our sample (Ks>15.5mag), which results from observational effects and the fact that our O star sample is not magnitude-limited but is defined by a spectral-type cutoff. We also conclude that magnitude-limited investigations are biased towards larger binary fractions. Using the multiplicity properties of the O stars in the Tarantula region and simple evolutionary considerations, we estimate that over 50% of the current O star population will exchange mass with its companion within a binary system. This shows that binary interaction is greatly affecting the evolution and fate of massive stars, and must be taken into account to correctly interpret unresolved populations of massive stars.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/386/447
- Title:
- RV catalogue of O-type stars in NGC 6231
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/386/447
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the results of a long-term high-resolution spectroscopy campaign on the O-type stars in NGC 6231. We revise the spectral classification and multiplicity of these objects and we constrain the fundamental properties of the O-star population. Almost three quarters of the O-type stars in the cluster are members of a binary system. The minimum binary fraction is 0.63, with half the O-type binaries having an orbital period of the order of a few days. The eccentricities of all the short-period binaries are revised downward, and henceforth match a normal period-eccentricity distribution. The mass-ratio distribution shows a large preference for O+OB binaries, ruling out the possibility that, in NGC 6231, the companion of an O-type star is randomly drawn from a standard IMF. Obtained from a complete and homogeneous population of O-type stars, our conclusions provide interesting observational constraints to be confronted with the formation and early-evolution theories of O stars.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/400/1479
- Title:
- RV catalogue of O-type stars in NGC 6611
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/400/1479
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Based on a set of over 100 medium- to high-resolution optical spectra collected from 2003 to 2009, we investigate the properties of the O-type star population in NGC 6611 in the core of the Eagle Nebula (M16). Using a much more extended data set than previously available, we revise the spectral classification and multiplicity status of the nine O-type stars in our sample. We confirm two suspected binaries and derive the first SB2 orbital solutions for two systems. We further report that two other objects are displaying a composite spectrum, suggesting possible long- period binaries. Our analysis is supported by a set of Monte-Carlo simulations, allowing us to estimate the detection biases of our campaign and showing that the latter do not affect our conclusions. The absolute minimal binary fraction in our sample is f_min_=0.44 but could be as high as 0.67 if all the binary candidates are confirmed. As in NGC 6231 (see Paper I, Sana et al., Cat. J/MNRAS/386/447), up to 75% of the O star population in NGC 6611 are found in an O+OB system, thus implicitly excluding random pairing from a classical IMF as a process to describe the companion association in massive binaries. No statistical difference could be further identified in the binary fraction, mass-ratio and period distributions between NGC 6231 and NGC 6611, despite the difference in age and environment of the two clusters.
