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Optical and Near-IR Monitoring of Symbiotic Binary Systems
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 April 2016
Abstract
Symbiotic stars are long-period interacting binary systems in which an evolved red giant star transfers material to its much hotter compact companion. Such a composition places them among the most variable stars. In addition to periodic variations due to the binary motion, they often show irregular changes due to nova-like eruptions of the hot component. In some systems the cool giant is a pulsating Mira-type star usually surrounded by a variable dust shell. Here, I present results of optical and IR monitoring of symbiotic systems as well as future prospects for such studies.
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- V. Variability Study
- Information
- International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 183: Small-Telescope Astronomy on Global Scales , 2001 , pp. 167 - 176
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- Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2001