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SDSS J150722 .30+523039.8:一个直接由分离的白矮星/棕矮星双星形成的CV?

SDSS J150722.30+523039.8: a CV formed directly from a detached white dwarf/brown dwarf binary?

S. P. Littlefair, V. S. Dhillon, T. R. Marsh, B. T. Gaensicke, I. Baraffe, C. A. Watson

摘要:

本文介绍了食激变变星SDSS J150722.30+523039.8(以下简称SDSS J1507)的高速三色测光。该系统的轨道周期为66.61分钟,低于观测到的激变变星的“周期最小值”。我们通过一个参数化的日食模型来确定系统参数,该模型通过卡方最小化来拟合观测到的光变曲线。我们得到质量比q = 0.0623 +/- 0.0007和轨道倾角i = 83.63 +/- 0.05度。主质量为M_w = 0.90 +/- 0.01 M_sun。次级质量和半径分别为M_r =0.056 +/- 0.001 M_sun和R_r = 0.096 +/- 0.001 R_sun。我们发现到系统的距离为160 +/- 10 pc。SDSS J1507中的第二颗恒星的质量远低于氢燃烧极限,使其成为第二个被证实的亚恒星供体。SDSS J1507的轨道周期很短,如果它的第二颗恒星是由核演化而来,或者SDSS J1507是由分离的白矮星/棕矮星双星直接形成的,这就很容易解释了。由于没有任何可见的贡献,从次要恒星,非常低的次要质量和低的HeI(6678 AA)/H α发射线比,我们认为SDSS J1507可能直接形成于分离的白矮星/棕矮星双星。如果得到确认,SDSS J1507将是第一个被确认的此类系统。讨论了双星演化、棕矮星沙漠和共同包络相的意义。

英文摘要:

We present high-speed, three-colour photometry of the eclipsing cataclysmic variable SDSS J150722.30+523039.8 (hereafter SDSS J1507). This system has an orbital period of 66.61 minutes, placing it below the observed ``period minimum'' for cataclysmic variables. We determine the system parameters via a parameterised model of the eclipse fitted to the observed lightcurve by chi^2 minimisation. We obtain a mass ratio of q = 0.0623 +/- 0.0007 and an orbital inclination i = 83.63 +/- 0.05 degrees. The primary mass is M_w = 0.90 +/- 0.01 M_sun. The secondary mass and radius are found to be M_r =0.056 +/- 0.001 M_sun and R_r = 0.096 +/- 0.001 R_sun respectively. We find a distance to the system of 160 +/- 10 pc. The secondary star in SDSS J1507 has a mass substantially below the hydrogen burning limit, making it the second confirmed sub-stellar donor in a cataclysmic variable. The very short orbital period of SDSS J1507 is readily explained if the secondary star is nuclearly evolved, or if SDSS J1507 formed directly from a detached white dwarf/brown dwarf binary. Given the lack of any visible contribution from the secondary star, the very low secondary mass and the low HeI(6678AA)/Halpha emission line ratio, we argue that SDSS J1507 probably formed directly from a detached white dwarf/brown dwarf binary. If confirmed, SDSS J1507 will be the first such system identified. The implications for binary star evolution, the brown-dwarf desert and the common envelope phase are discussed.

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