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Photometric and Spectroscopic Study of Ten Low Mass Ratio Contact Binary Systems:Orbital Stability,O'Connell Effect and Infrared Calcium Line Filling

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Low mass ratio contact binary systems are more likely to have unstable orbits and potentially merge.In addition,such systems exhibit characteristics such as starspots and high energy emissions(UV)suggestive of chromospheric and magnetic activity.Light curve modeling of ten contact binary systems is reported.All were found to be of extreme low mass ratio ranging from 0.122 to 0.24 and three were found to be potentially unstable and possible merger candidates.Filling of the infrared calcium absorption lines is a marker of increased chromospheric activity.We use the available Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope spectra along with matched standard spectra(broadened for rotation)to measure the excess filling of the central core depression flux of the two main infrared calcium absorption lines λ8542 and λ8662.We find that all reported contact binaries have excess filling of the core flux in the infrared calcium lines.Three of the systems reported were also observed by the Galaxy Evolution Explorer mission and we find that all three have features of excess ultraviolet emissions further adding evidence for increased chromospheric activity in low mass ratio contact binaries.Analysis of both orbital stability and absorption line filling is dependent on the determination of geometric and absolute parameters from light curve modeling.Not an insignificant number of contact binary light curves exhibit the O'Connell effect,usually attributed to starspots.We discuss the inclusion of starspots in light curve solutions and how they influence the geometric and absolute parameters.

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Surjit S.Wadhwa、Adam Popowicz、Raúl Michel、Petar Kostić、Oliver Vince、Nick F.H.Tothill、Ain Y.De Horta、Miroslav D.Filipović

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School of Science,Western Sydney University,Locked Bag 1797,Penrith,NSW 2751,Australia

Department of Electronics,Electrical Engineering and Microelectronics,Silesian University of Technology,Akademicka 16,44120 Gliwice,Poland

Instituto de Astronomía,UNAM.A.P.877,22800 Ensenada,BC,México

Astronomical Observatory,Volgina 7,11060 Belgrade,Serbia

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Astronomical station VidojevicaMinistry of Science,Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of SerbiaEC through project BELISSIMAEC through project BELISSIMASilesian University of Technology Statutory Activities

451-03-66/2024-03/200002FP7-REGPOT-2010-5265772BK-250/Rau-11/2024

2024

天文和天体物理学研究
中国科学院国家天文台

天文和天体物理学研究

CSTPCD
影响因子:0.406
ISSN:1674-4527
年,卷(期):2024.24(8)