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极低质量双星II的LuckyCam调查:13个新的M4 .5- M6 .0双星

The LuckyCam Survey for Very Low Mass Binaries II: 13 new M4.5-M6.0 Binaries

N. M. Law, S. T. Hodgkin, C. D. Mackay

摘要:

本文介绍了对78个V-K色值为6.0 <= V-K色值<= 7.5,自行>= 0.15角秒/年的甚低质量双星系统的高角分辨率观测结果。探测到21颗VLM双星,其中13颗是新发现的。新的双星系统的距离在0.18角秒和1.3角秒之间。距离校正的二进制分数为13.5%(+6.5%/-4%),与以前的结果一致。其中9个新的双星系统的轨道半径大于10天文单位,包括一个新的宽VLM双星,预计轨道间距为27天文单位。其中一个新系统形成了2300 AU分离三重系统的两个组成部分。我们发现,在这次巡天中,V-K < 6.5的双星的轨道半径分布似乎与较红(低质量)天体的轨道半径分布不同,这表明在M5光谱类型附近,轨道半径分布可能发生快速变化。目标样品也被选择来研究VLM双星中的X射线活动。过量的X射线发射与VLM系统的频率和二元性质之间没有可检测的相关性。

英文摘要:

We present results from a high-angular-resolution survey of 78 very low mass (VLM) binary systems with 6.0 <= V-K colour <= 7.5 and proper motion >= 0.15 arcsec/yr. 21 VLM binaries were detected, 13 of them new discoveries. The new binary systems range in separation between 0.18 arcsec and 1.3 arcsec. The distance-corrected binary fraction is 13.5% (+6.5%/-4%), in agreement with previous results. 9 of the new binary systems have orbital radii > 10 AU, including a new wide VLM binary with 27 AU projected orbital separation. One of the new systems forms two components of a 2300 AU separation triple system. We find that the orbital radius distribution of the binaries with V-K < 6.5 in this survey appears to be different from that of redder (lower-mass) objects, suggesting a possible rapid change in the orbital radius distribution at around the M5 spectral type. The target sample was also selected to investigate X-ray activity among VLM binaries. There is no detectable correlation between excess X-Ray emission and the frequency and binary properties of the VLM systems.

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