Field RR Lyrae stars Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Liska J.
  2. Skarka M.
  3. Zejda M.
  4. Mikulasek Z.
  5. de Villiers S.N.
  6. Published by
    CDS
Abstract

This paper presents an extensive overview of known and proposed RR Lyrae stars in binaries. The aim is to revise and extend the list with new Galactic field systems. We utilized maxima timings for 11 RRab type stars with suspicious behaviour from the GEOS database, and determined maxima timings from data of sky surveys and our own observations. This significantly extended the number of suitable maxima timings. We modelled the proposed Light Time Effect (LiTE) in O-C diagrams to determine orbital parameters for these systems. In contrast to recent studies, our analysis focused on decades-long periods instead of periods in the order of years. Secondary components were found to be predominantly low-mass objects. However, for two of the stars, RZ Cet and AT Ser, the mass of the suspected companion of more than one solar mass suggests that it is a massive white dwarf, a neutron star or even a black hole. We found that the semi-major axes of the proposed orbits are between 1 and 20au. Because the studied stars belong to the closest RR Lyraes, maximal angular distances between components during orbit should at least be between 1 and 13mas and this improves the chance to detect both stars using current telescopes and interferometers. However, our interpretation of the O-C diagrams as a consequence of the LiTE should be considered as preliminary without reliable spectroscopic measurements. On the other hand, our models give a prediction of the period and radial velocity evolution which should be sufficient for plausible proof of binarity.

Keywords
  1. variable-stars
  2. horizontal-branch-stars
  3. orbits
  4. photometry
  5. ccd-photometry
Bibliographic source Bibcode
2016MNRAS.459.4360L
See also HTML
https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/MNRAS/459/4360
IVOA Identifier IVOID
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/459/4360
Document Object Identifer DOI
doi:10.26093/cds/vizier.74594360

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http://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/MNRAS/459/4360
https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/MNRAS/459/4360
http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/MNRAS/459/4360
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http://tapvizier.cds.unistra.fr/TAPVizieR/tap
Run SQL-like queries with TAP-enabled clients (e.g., TOPCAT).
IVOA Cone Search SCS
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http://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/conesearch/J/MNRAS/459/4360/table3?
https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/conesearch/J/MNRAS/459/4360/table3?
http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/conesearch/J/MNRAS/459/4360/table3?
IVOA Cone Search SCS
For use with a cone search client (e.g., TOPCAT).
http://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/conesearch/J/MNRAS/459/4360/table4?
https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/conesearch/J/MNRAS/459/4360/table4?
http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/conesearch/J/MNRAS/459/4360/table4?

History

2016-06-02T08:28:21Z
Resource record created
2016-06-02T08:28:21Z
Created
2024-08-16T20:17:01Z
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