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Testing Pre-Main Sequence Models with Young Binaries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 May 2016

Francesco Palla*
Affiliation:
Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Largo E. Fermi 5, 50125 Firenze, Italy

Abstract

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I will discuss several tests to gauge the accuracy of pre–main-sequence (PMS) models. Methods to determine the mass of young stars are overviewed, with emphasis on the information provided by double-lined, spectroscopic binary systems. A comparison of the dynamically determined masses with those estimated using the PMS models of Palla & Stahler (1999) is presented. Good agreement between empirical and theoretical masses is found. The analysis of the inferred ages from the isochrones shows a remarkable coevality within each binary system. A complete assessment of the accuracy of PMS tracks needs the identification of eclipsing systems of low-mass.

Type
XI. Young Binaries and Stellar Astrophysics
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2001 

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