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多重M矮星(MinMs)巡礼- I. 15 pc以内低质量恒星的恒星多样性

The M-dwarfs in Multiples (MinMs) survey - I. Stellar multiplicity among low-mass stars within 15 pc

K. Ward-Duong, J. Patience, R. J. De Rosa, J. Bulger, A. Rajan, S. P. Goodwin, Richard J. Parker, D. W. McCarthy, C. Kulesa

摘要:

我们提出了一个大规模的,体积有限的同伴调查245晚K中期M(K7-M6)矮星在15 pc。红外自适应光学(AO)的数据进行了分析,从甚大望远镜,斯巴鲁望远镜,加拿大-法国-夏威夷望远镜,MMT天文台检测密切的同伴样本从$\sim$ 1 AU至100 AU,而数字化的宽视场档案板广泛的同伴搜索从$\sim$ 100 AU至10,000 AU。在3 au到10,000 au的分离范围内,对主序列底部的敏感性,多个AO和宽场历元使我们能够确认具有共同自行的候选者,最大限度地减少背景污染,并能够测量全面的二进制统计。我们探测到65个共同运动的恒星伴星,并发现伴星的比例为$23.5 \pm 3.2$ %以上的3 au至10,000 au的分离范围。伴随分离分布被观察到在较小的分离处上升到更高的频率,在更近的分离处达到峰值,而不是在更大质量的原色处。整个$q = 0.2 - 1.0$范围内的质量比分布是平坦的,类似于具有太阳型原色的多个系统。低质量场恒星的双星和多星频率的特征可以提供与恒星形成环境的关键比较,并对其相关盘和行星的频率和演化历史产生影响。

英文摘要:

We present a large-scale, volume-limited companion survey of 245 late-K to mid-M (K7-M6) dwarfs within 15 pc. Infrared adaptive optics (AO) data were analysed from the Very Large Telescope, Subaru Telescope, Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, and MMT Observatory to detect close companions to the sample from $\sim$1 au to 100 au, while digitised wide-field archival plates were searched for wide companions from $\sim$100 au to 10,000 au. With sensitivity to the bottom of the main sequence over a separation range of 3 au to 10,000 au, multiple AO and wide-field epochs allow us to confirm candidates with common proper motions, minimize background contamination, and enable a measurement of comprehensive binary statistics. We detected 65 co-moving stellar companions and find a companion star fraction of $23.5 \pm 3.2$ per cent over the 3 au to 10,000 au separation range. The companion separation distribution is observed to rise to a higher frequency at smaller separations, peaking at closer separations than measured for more massive primaries. The mass ratio distribution across the $q = 0.2 - 1.0$ range is flat, similar to that of multiple systems with solar-type primaries. The characterisation of binary and multiple star frequency for low-mass field stars can provide crucial comparisons with star forming environments and hold implications for the frequency and evolutionary histories of their associated disks and planets.

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