An unusual very low-mass high-amplitude pre-main sequence periodic variable
An unusual very low-mass high-amplitude pre-main sequence periodic variable
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一个不寻常的极低质量高振幅前主序周期变量
DOI:
10.1051/0004-6361/201118649
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发表时间:
2012
影响因子:
6.5
通讯作者:
Herbst
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文献类型:
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作者:
Rodriguez-Ledesma;Ibrahimov;Messina;Parihar;Hessman;Alves de Oliveira;Herbst
AimsWe have investigated the nature of the variability of CHS 7797, an unusual periodic variable in the Orion Nebula Cluster.MethodsAn extensiveI-band photometric data set of CHS 7797 was compiled between 2004−2010 using various telescopes. Further optical data have been collected inRandz′ bands. In addition, simultaneous observations of the ONC region including CHS 7797 were performed in theI,J,Ks& IRAC 3.6 and 4.5μm bands over a time interval of ≈40 d.ResultsCHS 7797 shows an unusual large-amplitude variation of ≈1.7 mag in theR,I, andz′ bands with a period 17.786 ± 0.03 d (FAP= 1 × 10-15%). The amplitude of the brightness modulation decreases only slightly at longer wavelengths. The star is faint during ≈2/3 of the period and the shape of the phased light-curves for the seven different observing seasons shows minor changes and small-amplitude variations. Interestingly, there are no significant colour-flux correlations forλ≲ 2μm, while the object becomes redder when fainter at longer wavelengths. CHS 7797 has a spectral type of M 6 and an estimated mass between 0.04−0.1M⊙.ConclusionsThe analysis of the data suggests that the periodic variability of CHS 7797 is most probably caused by an orbital motion. Variability as a result of rotational brightness modulation by a hot spot is excluded by the lack of any colour-brightness correlation in the optical. The latter indicates that CHS 7797 is most probably occulted by circumstellar matter in which grains have grown from typical 0.1μm to ≈1−2μm sizes. We discuss two possible scenarios in which CHS 7797 is periodically eclipsed by structures in a disc, namely that CHS 7797 is a single object with a circumstellar disc, or that CHS 7797 is a binary system, similar to KH 15D, in which an inclined circumbinary disc is responsible of the variability. Possible reasons for the typical 0.3 mag variations inI-band at a given phase are discussed.
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影响因子:
64.8
作者:
W. Herbst;C. Hamilton;Katherine LeDuc;J. Winn;C. Johns–Krull;R. Mundt;M. Ibrahimov
通讯作者:
M. Ibrahimov
DOI:
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发表时间:
2008
期刊:
影响因子:
--
作者:
V. Grinin;H. C. Stempels;G. Gahm;S. Sergeev;A. Arkharov;O. Barsunova;L. Tambovtseva
通讯作者:
L. Tambovtseva
DOI:
10.1086/503417
发表时间:
2006
期刊:
The Astrophysical Journal
影响因子:
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作者:
J. Winn;C. Hamilton;William J. Herbst;Jennifer L. Hoffman;M. Holman;John A. Johnson;Marc J. Kuchner
通讯作者:
Marc J. Kuchner
DOI:
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发表时间:
2006
期刊:
影响因子:
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作者:
Leonie Kampe;Johannes Zimmermann;D. Bender;E. Caligor;A. Borowski;J. Ehrenthal;Cord Benecke;Susanne Hörz
通讯作者:
Susanne Hörz
DOI:
10.1086/307902
发表时间:
1999-05
期刊:
The Astrophysical Journal
影响因子:
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作者:
K. Luhman;K. Luhman
通讯作者:
K. Luhman;K. Luhman