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The Period Distribution of Close Binary Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

L. Mantegazza ,
P. Paolicchi ,
P. Farinella  and
F. Luzny
L. Mantegazza
Affiliation:
Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, Merate, Italy
P. Paolicchi
Affiliation:
Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, Merate, Italy
P. Farinella
Affiliation:
Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, Merate, Italy
F. Luzny
Affiliation:
Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, Merate, Italy

Abstract

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The analysis of the period distribution of eclipsing and spectroscopic binary systems shows the presence of some secundary maxima, which cannot depend on selection effects. These secundary maxima are mainly due to late type stars, as can be seen from the distribution curves for eclipsing binaries of various spectral types. The average separation of the components (in units of the sum of stellar radii) increases with the spectral type from 0 types to late B types, remaining almost constant for later spectral types.

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Type
I. General Reviews and Surveys
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 88: Close Binary Stars: Observations and Interpretation , 1980 , pp. 23 - 26
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1980 

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