Hostname: page-component-78c5997874-94fs2 Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-11-17T18:18:03.524Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

Spectroscopic Binaries among a Complete Sample of Hipparcos M Giants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2018

A. Jorissen
Affiliation:
Institut d' Astronomie et d'Astrophysique, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium (dedecker,bfamaey,ajorisse,[email protected]) Research Associate FNRS, Belgium
B. Famaey
Affiliation:
Institut d' Astronomie et d'Astrophysique, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium (dedecker,bfamaey,ajorisse,[email protected]) Boursier FRIA, Belgium
M. Dedecker
Affiliation:
Institut d' Astronomie et d'Astrophysique, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium (dedecker,bfamaey,ajorisse,[email protected])
D. Pourbaix
Affiliation:
Institut d' Astronomie et d'Astrophysique, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium (dedecker,bfamaey,ajorisse,[email protected]) Research Associate FNRS, Belgium
M. Mayor
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Genève, Switzerland (michel.mayor,[email protected].)
S. Udry
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Genève, Switzerland (michel.mayor,[email protected].)

Abstract

Core share and HTML view are not available for this content. However, as you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button.

We present the first eccentricity-period diagram for binaries among nearby field M giants, where an observed frequency of at least 8% of spectroscopic binaries is found.

Resumen

Resumen

Presentamos el primer diagrama período-excentricidad para binarias entre las estrellas gigantes M de campo; encontramos una frecuencia de binarias espectroscópicas de por lo menos 8%.

Type
Observational properties and Statistics of Binary Stars in the Field
Copyright
Copyright © Instituto de Astronomia – Mexico 2004

References

Baranne, A., Mayor, M., & Poncet, J.L. 1979, Vistas in Astronomy, 23, 279 Google Scholar
Griffin, R.F. 1990, The Observatory, 110, 85 Google Scholar
Hinkle, K.H., Lebzelter, T., Joyce, R.R., & Fekel, F.C. 2002, AJ, 123, 1002 CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Jorissen, A., & Mayor, M. 1988, A&A, 198, 187 Google Scholar
Jorissen, A., Van Eck, S., Mayor, M., & Udry, S. 1998, A&A, 332, 877 Google Scholar
Mermilliod, J.-C. 1996, in ASP Conf. Ser., 90, The Origins, Evolution, and Destinies of Binary Stars in Clusters, eds. Milone, E. & Mermilliod, J.-C. (San Francisco: ASP), 95 Google Scholar
Mermilliod, J.-C. 2001, in Astrophys. Space Sc. Lib., 264, The Influence of Binaries on Stellar Population Studies, ed. Vanbeveren, D. (Dordrecht: Kluwer), 3 Google Scholar
Udry, S. et al. 1997, in ESA-SP 402, “Hipparcos - Venice ‘97”, eds. Battrick, B., Perryman, M.A.C., & Bernacca, P.L. (Noordwijk: ESA), 693 Google Scholar
Udry, S., Jorissen, A., Mayor, M., & Van Eck, S. 1998, A&AS, 131, 25 Google Scholar