Eclipsing binaries in open clusters – I. V615 Per and V618 Per in h Persei
Eclipsing binaries in open clusters – I. V615 Per and V618 Per in h Persei
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.07520.x
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发表时间:
2003-12
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
J. Southworth;P. Maxted;B. Smalley
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作者:
J. Southworth;P. Maxted;B. Smalley
We have derived absolute dimensions for two early-type main sequence detached eclipsing binaries in the young open cluster hPersei (NGC869). V615Persei has a spectral type of B7V and a period of 13.7 days. V618Persei is A2V and has a period of 6.4 days. New ephemerides are calculated for both systems. The masses of the component stars have been derived using high-resolution spectroscopy and are 4.08 ± 0.06Mfl and 3.18±0.05Mfl for V615Per and 2.33±0.03Mfl and 1.56±0.02Mfl for V618Per. The radii have been measured by fitting the available light curves using ebop and are 2.29±0.14Rfl and 1.90±0.09Rfl for V615Per and 1.64±0.07Rfl and 1.32±0.07Rfl for V618Per. By comparing the observed spectra of V615Per to synthetic spectra from model atmospheres we find that the eective temperatures of the stars are 15000 ± 500K for the primary and 11000 ± 500K for the secondary. The equatorial rotational velocities of the primary and secondary components of V615Per are 28 ± 5kms i1 and 8 ± 5kms i1 , respectively. Both components of V618Per rotate at 10±5kms i1 . The equatorial rotational velocities for synchronous rotation are about 10kms i1 for all four stars. The timescales for orbital circularisation for both systems, and the timescale for rotational synchronisation of V615Per, are much greater than the age of hPer. Their negligible eccentricities and equatorial rotational velocities therefore support the hypothesis that they were formed by ‘delayed breakup’ (Tohline 2002). We have compared the radii of these stars to models by the Granada and the Padova groups for stars of the same masses but dierent compositions. We conclude that the metallicity of the stars is Z … 0.01. This appears to be the first estimate of the bulk metallicity of hPer. Recent photometric studies have assumed a solar metallicity so their results should be reviewed.