SPECTROSCOPIC METALLICITY DETERMINATIONS FOR W UMa-TYPE BINARY STARS

2013/08/14 by Slavek M. Rucinski, Theodor Pribulla, Ján Budaj · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · Social Sciences · #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Educational Leadership and Practices

paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/3/70

Abstract

This study is the first attempt to determine the metallicities of W UMa-type binary stars using spectroscopy. We analyzed about 4500 spectra collected at the David Dunlap Observatory. To circumvent problems caused by the extreme spectral line broadening a

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