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小分离A-星伴侣群体:CHARA/MIRC-X的首次结果

The Small Separation A-Star Companion Population: First Results with CHARA/MIRC-X

Matthew De Furio, Tyler Gardner, John Monnier, Michael R. Meyer, Kaitlin Kratter, Gail Schaefer, Narsireddy Anugu, Claire L. Davies, Stefan Kraus, Cyprien Lanth… 展开作者

Matthew De Furio, Tyler Gardner, John Monnier, Michael R. Meyer, Kaitlin Kratter, Gail Schaefer, Narsireddy Anugu, Claire L. Davies, Stefan Kraus, Cyprien Lanthermann, Jean-Baptiste Le Bouquin, Jacob Ennis

摘要:

我们目前的初步结果,从我们的长基线干涉测量(LBI)的调查,以限制在80pc的中等质量的A型恒星的多重性。先前对邻近恒星的多重性研究显示出轨道分离分布符合对数正态分布,峰值> 15 au,随初始质量增加而增加。De Rosa等人(2014年)的A星多重性巡天在30 au以上敏感,但在100 au以下不完整,发现在390 au附近有一个对数正态峰。对缓慢旋转的、化学性质特殊的Am星的径向速度测量发现了大量周期为$\leq$ 5天,约0.1天文单位的非常接近的伴星,这一结果与O型和B型主星的测量结果相似。随着LBI技术性能的提高,我们可以探测到正常A型星的这些近距离分离,而其他调查是不完整的。我们的初始样本由27个A型原生星系组成,估计质量在1.44 - 2.49 M $_{\odot}$之间,年龄在10 - 7.9亿年之间,我们在CHARA阵列上用MIRC-X仪器观察到。我们使用开源软件CANDID检测五个同伴,其中三个是新的,并得出一个同伴的频率为0.19 $^{+0.11}_{-0.06}$的质量比0.25 - 1.0和预计的分离0.288 - 5.481 au。我们发现一个概率为10 $^{-6}$,我们的研究结果是一致的推断,根据以前的模型的A星伴侣人口,质量比和分离采样。我们的研究结果表明,需要探索这些非常接近的分离,以告知我们对恒星形成和演化过程的理解。

英文摘要:

We present preliminary results from our long-baseline interferometry (LBI) survey to constrain the multiplicity properties of intermediate-mass A-type stars within 80pc. Previous multiplicity studies of nearby stars exhibit orbital separation distributions well-fitted with a log-normal with peaks > 15au, increasing with primary mass. The A-star multiplicity survey of De Rosa et al. (2014), sensitive beyond 30au but incomplete below 100 au, found a log-normal peak around 390au. Radial velocity surveys of slowly-rotating, chemically peculiar Am stars identified a significant number of very close companions with periods $\leq$ 5 days, ~ 0.1au, a result similar to surveys of O- and B-type primaries. With the improved performance of LBI techniques, we can probe these close separations for normal A-type stars where other surveys are incomplete. Our initial sample consists of 27 A-type primaries with estimated masses between 1.44-2.49M$_{\odot}$ and ages 10-790Myr, which we observed with the MIRC-X instrument at the CHARA Array. We use the open source software CANDID to detect five companions, three of which are new, and derive a companion frequency of 0.19$^{+0.11}_{-0.06}$ over mass ratios 0.25-1.0 and projected separations 0.288-5.481 au. We find a probability of 10$^{-6}$ that our results are consistent with extrapolations based on previous models of the A-star companion population, over mass ratios and separations sampled. Our results show the need to explore these very close separations to inform our understanding of stellar formation and evolution processes.

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