Visual Double Stars: Formation, Dynamics and Evolutionary Tracks

499 Pages·1997·15.735 MB·English

by  H. A. McAlister (auth.), J. A. Docobo, A. Elipe, H. McAlister (eds.)

VISUAL DOUBLE STARS:
FORMATION, DYNAMICS AND EVOLUTIONARY TRACKS
ASTROPHYSICS AND
SPACE SCIENCE LIBRARY
VOLUME 223
Executive Committee
w. B. BURTON, Sterrewacht, Leiden, The Netherlands
J. M. E. KUUPERS, Faculty of Science, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
E. P. J. VAN DEN HEUVEL, Astronomical Institute, University ofA msterdam,
The Netherlands
H. VAN DER LAAN, Astronomical Institute, University of Utrecht,
The Netherlands
Editorial Board
I. APPENZELLER,Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Konigstuhl, Germany
J. N. BAHCALL, The Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, U.S.A.
F. BERTOLA, Universita di Padova, Italy
W. B. BURTON, Sterrewacht, Leiden, The Netherlands
J. P. CASSINELLI, University of Wisconsin, Madison, U.S.A.
C. J. CESARSKY, Centre d' Etudes de Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
O. ENGVOLD, Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Oslo, Norway
J. M. E. KUIJPERS, Faculty of Science, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
R. McCRAY, University of Colorado, JILA, Boulder, U.S.A.
P. G. MURDIN, Royal Greenwich Observatory, Cambridge, U.K.
F. PACINI, Istituto Astronomia Arcetri, Firenze, Italy
V. RADHAKRISHNAN, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, India
K. SATO, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan
F. H. SHU, University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A.
B. V. SOMOV, Astronomical Institute, Moscow State University, Russia
R. A. SUNYAEV, Space Research Institute, Moscow, Russia
S. TREMAINE, CITA, University of Toronto, Canada
Y. TANAKA, Institute of Space & Astronautical Science, Kanagawa, Japan
E. P. J. VAN DEN HEUVEL, Astronomical Institute, University ofA msterdam,
The Netherlands
H. VAN DER LAAN, Astronomical Institute, University of Utrecht,
The Netherlands
N. O. WEISS, University of Cambridge, U.K.
VISUAL DOUBLE STARS:
FORMATION, DYNAMICS AND
EVOLUTIONARY TRACKS
Edited by
1.A.DOCOBO
Astronomical Observatory "Ramon Maria Aller" ,
University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
A.ELIPE
University ofZ aragoza, Spain
and
H. McALISTER
Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy,
Georgia State University,
Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
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Table of Contents
Introduction IX
Opening Session XI
List of Participants xxiii
Concluding Remarks xxv
SECTION I OBSERVATIONS AND THEIR RESULTS
INVITED PAPERS
Twenty Years of Speckle Interferometry
H.A. McAlister 3
Les Binaires Visuelles Serrees
P. Couteau 9
CONTRffiUTED PAPERS
Improving Astrometric Measurements Using Image Reconstruction
A. Prades, J. Nunez 15
Optical Spectra of Some Visual Binaries with Variable Component
V.S. Tamazian, J.A. Docobo, V.H. Chavushyan, V.V. Vlasyuk 27
Reduction of CCD Observations of Double and Multiple Stars
J. Cuypers 35
Measurement Precision on the Yale-San Juan Speckle Interferometry Program
E.P. Horch, T.M. Girard, w.P. Van Altena, R.D. Meyer, C. Lopez, O.G. Franz 43
Images of Mizar A from Long Baseline Optical Interferometry
C.A. Hummel 55
Observations of Be and B Binary Stars with the Speckle Spectroscopic Method
N. Baba, S. Kuwamura, Y. Norimoto, R. Hirata, S. Isobe, S. Cuevas, A. Ruelas-Mayorga 63
Speckle Masking Imaging of the Spectroscopic Binaries Gliese 150.2 and 41 Draconis
Yu. Balega, I. Balega, H. Flacke, R. Osterbart, M. Scholler, G. Weigelt 73
Observations of Double Stars from the Venezuelan National Astronomical Observatory
C. Abad, P. Della Prugna 79
Physical and Optical Visual Double Stars of North-Polar Area as Obtained by Photographic
Observations at Pulkovo
E.A. Grosheva 85
A Few New Wide Pairs
M. Odenkirchen, P. Brosche 89
The Pulkovo Programme of Photographic Observations of Spectroscopic Binary Stars as the
Stars with Invisible Satellites
O.V. Kiyaeva 95
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The Automatic Machine "Fantasy" Employment for the Measurements of the Stars with Dark
Companions
N.A. Shakht, E.V. Polyakov, V.B. Rafalsky 99
Une Nouvelle Methode de Determination des Elements de Position d'une Etoile Double
Visuelle it Partir d'une Image Acquise avec un Dispositif it Transfert de Change
E.J. Soulie, G. MorIet 107
SECTION II FORMATION AND EVOLUTION
INVITED PAPERS
Statistics of Young Visual Binary Stars: Implications for (Binary) Star Formation
H. Zinnecker, W. Brandner 115
The Maximum Ages of Trapezium Systems
H.A. Abt, c.J. Corbally, S.J. 127
The Distribution of Separations of Wide Binaries
C. Allen, A. Poveda, M.A. Herrera 133
CONTRIBUTED PAPERS
The Effects of Accretion on Young Hierarchical Triple Systems
K.W. Smith, LA. Bonnell, M.R. Bate 145
The Effects of Accretion during Binary Star Formation
M.R. Bate, LA. Donnell 153
Hierarchical Systems in Open Clusters
R. de la Fuente Marcos, S.J. Aarseth, L.G. Kisseleva, P.P. Eggleton 165
Absolute Dimensions in Visual Binaries with Double-Lined Eclipsing Components
A. Gimenez 179
Calibration of the Mass-Luminosity Relation, II: Data from the General Catalogue of Trigono
metric Stellar Parallaxes, 1995
W.F. van Altena, J.T. Lee, E.D. Hoffieit, T.M. Girard, E.P. Horch 187
Evolutionary Effects in the Separations of Wide Binaries
A. Poveda, C. Allen, M.A. Herrera 191
Wide Binaries in the Hyades Cluster
M.A. Herrera, A. Poveda, A. Nigoche, A. Segura 199
On the Nature of the Secondaries of the Am Stars
J.M. Carquillat, N. Ginestet, C. Jaschek 205
Hot Subdwarfs in Binaries: Evolution and Physical Parameters
A. Ulla, P. Thejll 209
SECTION III DYNAMICS
INVITED PAPERS
Mutual Perturbations of the Planetary Companions of Pulsar B 1257+ 12
S. Ferraz-Mello 215
Searches for Planets around Neutron Stars
A. Wolszczan 221
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Stable Planetary Orbits in Binary Systems
D. Benest 233
Wide Binaries from Few-Body Interactions
M. Valtonen 241
Third Body Perturbations of Double Stars
R. Dvorak 259
Numerical Treatment of Small Stellar Systems with Binaries
S. Mikkola 269
Periodic Orbits in the Restricted Three Body Problem with Radiation Pressure
A. Elipe, M. Lara 289
CONTRIBUTED PAPERS
Dynamics and Evolutionary Status of the Young Triple Stellar System TY CrA
H. Beust, P. Corporon, L. Siess, M. Forestini, A.-M. Lagrange 299
Crossing Areas of Quasiperiodicity: A New Technique
J. Seimenis 309
Application of the Gauss' Method to the Stellar Three Body Problem
A. Abad, E Belizon 313
The Stroboscopic Method Applied to the Study of zeta Cancri
J.E Ling, J.A. Docobo 321
On the Two-Body Problem with Slowly Decreasing Mass
C. Prieto, J.A. Docobo 331
On the Numerical Integration of Two Body Problem with Variable Mass
C. Calvo, M. Palacios 341
Perturbed Gylden Systems and Time-Dependent Delaunay-Like Transformations
L. Floria 347
A Direct Geometrical Method for Determination of the Elliptic Orbit of a Binary Star Using
its Projection on the Celestial Sphere
A.A. Kisselev 357
On the Reduction of the Nonstationary Two-Body Problem to Oscillator Form
I. Aparicio, L. Floria 361
Orbits for Two Southern Double Stars
D.M.D. Jasinta 367
The Restricted 2+2 Body Problem: the Permissible Areas of Motion of the Minor Bodies
Close to the Cillinear Equilibria of their Center of Mass
T.J. Kalvuridis, A.G. Mavraganis 373
Visual Double Stars Orbits Obtained by Apparent Motion Parameters Method at Pulkovo
A.A. Kisselev, O.V. Kiyaeva, L.G. Romanenko 377
A New Method Used to Re-Visit the Visual Orbit of the Spectroscopic Triple System Eta
Orionis A
D. Pourbaix, P. Lampens 383
The Reexamination of Gliesse 623A Orbital Motion on the Basis of Automatic Measurements
N.A. Shakht, E.V. Polyakov, V.B. Rafalsky 389
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Correction of Visual Binary Stars Orbits with a Precise Number of Observations of Normal
Points
E. Vinuales, R. Cid 395
SECTION IV ASTROMETRIC DATA FROM SATELLITES
INVITED PAPERS
HIPPARCOS Contribution to Binary Evolution Research
J. Domrnanget 403
CONTRIBUTED PAPERS
The V-(B-V) Diagram of the Tycho Double Stars
P. Virelizier, J.L. Halbwachs 429
Accurate CCD Photometry and Astrometry for HIPPARCOS Visual Double Stars
P. Lampens, J. Cuypers, E. Oblak, W. Seggewiss, D. Duval 439
Detection, Astrometry and Photometry of Visual Binaries with HIPPARCOS
C. Martin, F. Mignard 451
The Treatment of Double Stars in the HIPPARCOS-Tycho Programme
J.L. Halbwachs, E. H0g, V.V. Makarov, K. Wagner, A. Wicenec 461
Double Star Detection in the Tycho Photon Counts
K. Wagner, J.L. Halbwachs 469
Mass Determination of Astrometric Binaries with HIPPARCOS
C. Martin, F. Mignar, M. Froeschle 475
SECTION V CATALOGUES AND DATABASES
INVITED PAPERS
Thirty Years of Work: Construction of the Washington Visual Double Star Catalog and its
Future
C.E. Worley, G.G. Douglass 485
Research into Double Stars and Celestial Mechanics at the "R.M. Aller" Observatory: A New
Ephemeris Catalogue
J.A. Docobo, J.F. Ling, P. Maddalena, C. Prieto 489
CONTRIBUTED PAPERS
Mass-Ratio Distribution from deltaM Statistics for Nearby HIPPARCOS Binaries
S. Soderhjelm 497
INTRODUCTION
This workshop is devoted to Double stars. The general topics of the meeting were: for
mation, dynamics and evolutionary tracks. In accordance with the pure tradition of the
Saint James way, "pilgrims" from all over the world come to meet together in Santiago.
Although with a common interest (double stars), this meeting was a multidisciplinary one,
since scientists with different backgrounds participated in it.
As a matter of fact, we think that this is the first workshop jointly supported by IAU
Commissions 7 (Celestial mechanics) and 26 (Double and multiple stars). It is our belief
that this meeting will be the origin of a more close relations and common research.
This meeting was held under the invitation of the University of Santiago de Compostela to
commemorate its fifth centenary, and organized by the Astronomical Observatory named
after its founder, Ramon M. Aller, who made significant contributions in the study of visual
double stars, and was one of the pioneers who put the seeds of the present blossoming of
Astronomy in Spain.
The Scientific Organizing Committee was formed by Drs. C. Allen, P. Couteau, J. A.
Docobo, R. Dvorak, A. Elipe, S. Ferraz-Mello (co-chairman), H.A.McAlister, M. Valtonen,
C.Worley (chairman) and H. Zinnecker.
The Local Organizing Committee was formed by Drs. J. A. Docobo (chairman), A.
Elipe, J. F. Ling, C. Prieto and V. Tamazian. Thanks to the LOC, many ofthe participants
discovered that Galicia is a nice green country and privileged gastronomical site. Local
sponsors were, besides the University itself, the Xunta de Galicia and the Ministerio de
Educacion. To all of them, LOC and sponsors, our thanks.
The Proceedings include lectures and communications presented at the meeting. We are
indebted to the referees who carefully reviewed the papers, resulting in many improvements
in the form and content of the papers.
J. A. DOCOBO, A. ELIPE AND H. McALISTER
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OPENING SESSION
Word of welcome by the Rector of the University of Santiago de Compostela, Professor
Villanueva
On behalf of the University of Santiago de Compostela I would like to express our
gratitude for your participation in the International Workshop Visual Double Stars: For
mation, Dynamics and Evolutionary Tracks organized by the University of Santiago de
Compostela.
The century-old tradition and Santiago's contribution to the formation of Europe have
lately brought the city international recognition. Thus, Santiago has been declared Her
itage of Humanity and the road to Santiago has been acknowledged as the most important
cultural European route.
The Royal University of Santiago de Compostela, founded five centuries ago on the
initiative of Lope Gomez de Marzoa, has taken profit of the dynamic use of the cultural
and scientific heritage arisen from the Way to Santiago leading us to explore new motives
and itineraries leading to the same final destination.
In this regard, we have developed a new network, called the Compostela Group of
Universities integrated by 70 Universities from 17 different European countries. This ini
tiative has as its main aim the development of cooperation agreements in the academic,
cultural and scientific fields this understood as a social phenomenon that has contributed
decisively to encounter the concept and the personality of Europe.
I would also deal with the coordination of the different activities in the field of the
university international relations, the development of specific mechanisms for the imme
diate transmission of information, and the exchange and promotion of contacts among
member universities and other interested universities, promoting social, educational and
technological development with neighbouring countries, communities and regions.
Our five hundred years anniversary is the time to take stock of the tremendous scientific
revolution that have occurred over the last decades and to discuss its impact on our future
higher education schemes. This University has developed a great research capacity and
potential in various fields, including Astronomy, first of all because the efforts of Prof.
Ramon Maria Aller.
It is a great honour and privilege for me to welcome you to the University of Santiago
de Compostela. I admire you for your high quality science and organizational capacity and
last, but not least, for your warm and loveable personality.
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