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Overview of Oscillating Binaries. —— Several Observational Aspects. Aiying ZHOU 周 爱 英. National Astronomical Observatories, CAS. 2010.03.31 Beijing. Light variations seems universal & much interesting. Every star varies !. RRab. What are the Most Interesting Light Curves?. Puls. (A).
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Overview of Oscillating Binaries —— Several Observational Aspects Aiying ZHOU 周 爱 英 National Astronomical Observatories, CAS 2010.03.31 Beijing
Light variations seems universal & much interesting Every star varies!
Puls. (A) Orbital motion
Solar-like oscillation LC for the parent star of CoRoT-exo-2b, 1.4RJ, 3.5MJ, 140d, ±0m.00016 78 transits Porb =1d.74
Interests in such studies • If no mechanism damping pulsations in close binaries, percentage of pulsating stars expected among A-F components of detached & semi-detached eclipsing binaries should be at least the same as for single A-F type stars. • Pulsation characteristics of such systems are similar to those of single pulsators, but their evolutions are quite different due to mass accretion.
Advantages in such studies • Possibility of precise mass and radius determinations • Possibility of mode identification during the eclipse orbital phases using the observed pulsational amplitude and phase changes (Nather & Robinson 1974, ApJ, 190, 637). • Precise estimation of the accretion rate using the pulsation period changes of the gainer/accreting star caused by accretion. …… Ref.: 1. Aerts et al. 2004, ASP Conf. Ser. 318, 325 2. Lampens P. 2006, ASP Conf. Ser. 349, 153
δScuti in an Algol-type binary (oEA): AB Cas Puls. (A) Orbital motion
The A-F spectral type, mass-accreting, main-sequence pulsating stars in semi-detached Algol-type eclipsing binary systems, i.e. oscillating EA (oEA)
They cataloged: • 25 DCST-type oEA: 20 semidetached +4 detached +1 unclassified • 90 semidetached + 71 detached + 36 from Hipparcos in theδScuti region of H-R diagram.
In summary, • > 72, DSCT–type oEA • > 100, All kinds, oscillating E. B. • > 420, various binary/multiple stellar systems with Puls. Comp.
Interesting works • How can binarity modify the pulsational properties? In what manner? • How can binarity/multiplicity help to identify the pulsation modes? • Search for pulsating M,K giants and subgaint stars in E. B. • Search for extra-solar planets around a pulsator. • Search for extragalactic E. B. with Puls. Comp. • Search for RR in E. B.
Summary • Why • Statistics • Furture works
This talk is based on Zhou A.-Y., 2010, arXiv:1002.2729 (to be updated) Thanks!