ON THE MULTIPLICITY OF THE ZERO-AGE MAIN-SEQUENCE O STAR HERSCHEL 36

被引:22
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作者
Arias, Julia I. [1 ]
Barba, Rodolfo H. [1 ,2 ]
Gamen, Roberto C. [3 ,4 ]
Morrell, Nidia I. [5 ]
Maiz Apellaniz, Jesus [6 ]
Alfaro, Emilio J. [6 ]
Sota, Alfredo [6 ]
Walborn, Nolan R. [7 ]
Moni Bidin, Christian [8 ]
机构
[1] Univ La Serena, Dept Fis, La Serena, Chile
[2] Consejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn, ICATE, San Juan, Argentina
[3] Consejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn, Inst Astrofis La Plata, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
[4] Univ Nac La Plata, Fac Cs Astron & Geofis, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
[5] Carnegie Observ, Campanas Observ, La Serena, Chile
[6] CSIC, Inst Astrofis Andalucia, E-18008 Granada, Spain
[7] Space Telescope Sci Inst, Baltimore, MD 21218 USA
[8] Univ Concepcion, Dept Astron, Concepcion, Chile
来源
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL LETTERS | 2010年 / 710卷 / 01期
关键词
binaries: close; stars: early-type; stars: individual (Herschel 36); TIME-SERIES ANALYSIS; CLUSTER; M8;
D O I
10.1088/2041-8205/710/1/L30
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We present the analysis of high-resolution optical spectroscopic observations of the zero-age main-sequence O star Herschel 36 spanning six years. This star is definitely a multiple system, with at least three components detected in its spectrum. Based on our radial-velocity (RV) study, we propose a picture of a close massive binary and a more distant companion, most probably in wide orbit about each other. The orbital solution for the binary, whose components we identify as O9 V and B0.5 V, is characterized by a period of 1.5415 +/- 0.0006 days. With a spectral type O7.5 V, the third body is the most luminous component of the system and also presents RV variations with a period close to 498 days. Some possible hypotheses to explain the variability are briefly addressed and further observations are suggested.
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页码:L30 / L34
页数:5
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