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A stringent upper limit on Be star fractions produced by binary interaction [PDF]
, 2021 Context. Binary evolution can result in fast-rotating stars, predicted to be observable as Be stars, through accretion of angular momentum during mass-transfer phases. Despite numerous observational evidence pointing to this possibly being the dominant Be formation channel, current models struggle to produce a satisfactory description of Be star ...
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Dynamically Forming Extremely Low-mass White Dwarf Binaries in Wide Orbits
The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 The detection of a 0.2 M _⊙ extremely low-mass white dwarf (EW) in a wide orbit ( P _orb ≈ 450 days) with a 1.1 M _⊙ main-sequence companion, KIC 8145411, challenges our current understanding of how EWs form. The traditional channel for EW formation, via
Ambreesh Khurana +2 more
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A Mini Atlas of H-Band Spectra of Southern Symbiotic Stars
Galaxies, 2023 Symbiotic stars are interacting binary systems composed of an evolved star (generally a late-type red giant) and a degenerate or dwarf companion in orbit close enough for mass transfer to occur. Understanding the status of the late-type star is important
Paula Esther Marchiano +6 more
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Strong Variability in AzV 493, an Extreme Oe-type Star in the SMC
The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 We present 18 yr of OGLE photometry together with spectra obtained over 12 yr revealing that the early Oe star AzV 493 shows strong photometric (Δ I < 1.2 mag) and spectroscopic variability with a dominant, 14.6 yr pattern and ∼40 day oscillations.
M. S. Oey +13 more
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Hypervelocity binary stars: smoking gun of massive binary black holes [PDF]
Astrophys.J.666:L89-L92,2007, 2007 The hypervelocity stars recently found in the Galactic halo are expelled from the Galactic center through interactions between binary stars and the central massive black hole or between single stars and a hypothetical massive binary black hole. In this paper, we demonstrate that binary stars can be ejected out of the Galactic center with velocities up ...
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Universe, 2021 I review the issues related to the appearance of hyperons in neutron star matter, focusing in particular on the problem of the maximum mass supported by hyperonic equations of state. I discuss the general mechanism that leads to the formation of hyperons
Domenico Logoteta
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Fast rotating stars resulting from binary evolution will often appear to be single [PDF]
, 2010 Rapidly rotating stars are readily produced in binary systems. An accreting star in a binary system can be spun up by mass accretion and quickly approach the break-up limit. Mergers between two stars in a binary are expected to result in massive, fast rotating stars.
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The fractions of post-binary-interaction stars and evolved blue straggler stars on the red giant branch of globular clusters [PDF]
, 2021 The red giant branch (RGB) of globular clusters (GCs) is home to some exotic stars, which may provide clues on the formation of multiple stellar populations in GCs. It is well known that binary interactions are responsible for many exotic stars. Thus, it is important to understand what fraction of stars on the RGB of GCs is the result of binary ...
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On the formation of Be stars through binary interaction [PDF]
, 2014 Be stars are rapidly rotating B type stars. The origin of their rapid rotation is not certain, but binary interaction remains to be a possibility. In this work we investigate the formation of Be stars resulting from mass transfer in binaries in the Galaxy.
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Binary interaction dominates the evolution of massive stars [PDF]
Science 337, 444 (2012), 2012 The presence of a nearby companion alters the evolution of massive stars in binary systems, leading to phenomena such as stellar mergers, X-ray binaries and gamma-ray bursts. Unambiguous constraints on the fraction of massive stars affected by binary interaction were lacking. We simultaneously measured all relevant binary characteristics in a sample of
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