Modelling Kepler eclipsing binaries Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Windemuth D.
  2. Agol E.
  3. Ali A.
  4. Kiefer F.
  5. Published by
    CDS
Abstract

We report on the properties of eclipsing binaries (EBs) from the Kepler mission with a newly developed photometric modelling code, which uses the light curve, spectral energy distribution of each binary, and stellar evolution models to infer stellar masses without the need for radial velocity (RV) measurements. We present solutions and posteriors to orbital and stellar parameters for 728 systems, forming the largest homogeneous catalogue of full Kepler binary parameter estimates to date. Using comparisons to published RV measurements, we demonstrate that the inferred properties (e.g. masses) are reliable for well-detached main-sequence (MS) binaries, which make up the majority of our sample. The fidelity of our inferred parameters degrades for a subset of systems not well described by input isochrones, such as short-period binaries that have undergone interactions, or binaries with post-MS components. Additionally, we identify 35 new systems which show evidence of eclipse timing variations, perhaps from apsidal motion due to binary tides or tertiary companions. We plan to subsequently use these models to search for and constrain the presence of circumbinary planets in Kepler EB systems.

Keywords
  1. Eclipsing binary stars
  2. Orbits
  3. Stellar masses
  4. Stellar radii
  5. Astronomical models
  6. Optical astronomy
Bibliographic source Bibcode
2019MNRAS.489.1644W
See also HTML
https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/MNRAS/489/1644
IVOA Identifier IVOID
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/489/1644

Access

Web browser access HTML
http://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/MNRAS/489/1644
https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/MNRAS/489/1644
http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/MNRAS/489/1644
IVOA Table Access TAP
http://tapvizier.cds.unistra.fr/TAPVizieR/tap
Run SQL-like queries with TAP-enabled clients (e.g., TOPCAT).
IVOA Cone Search SCS
For use with a cone search client (e.g., TOPCAT).
http://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/conesearch/J/MNRAS/489/1644/table2?
https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/conesearch/J/MNRAS/489/1644/table2?
http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/conesearch/J/MNRAS/489/1644/table2?

History

2023-02-10T12:55:47Z
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2023-02-10T12:55:47Z
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2023-10-03T13:18:16Z
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