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New eclipsing binaries with mercury-manganese stars

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Author(s):
Kochukhov, O. [1] ; Labadie-Bartz, J. [2] ; Khalack, V [3] ; Shultz, M. E. [4]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Uppsala Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, POB 516, SE-75120 Uppsala - Sweden
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Astron Geofis & Ciencias Atmosfer, Rua Matao 1226, Cidade Univ, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[3] Univ Moncton, Dept Phys & Astron, Moncton, NB E1A 3E9 - Canada
[4] Univ Delaware, Dept Phys & Astron, Sharp Lab 217, Newark, DE 19716 - USA
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society; v. 506, n. 1, p. L40-L44, SEP 2021.
Web of Science Citations: 1
Abstract

Eclipsing binary stars are rare and extremely valuable astrophysical laboratories that make possible precise determination of fundamental stellar parameters. Investigation of early-type chemically peculiar stars in eclipsing binaries provides important information for understanding the origin and evolutionary context of their anomalous surface chemistry. In this study, we discuss observations of eclipse variability in six mercury-manganese (HgMn) stars monitored by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) satellite. These discoveries double the number of known eclipsing HgMn stars and yield several interesting objects requiring further study. In particular, we confirm eclipses in HD 72208, thereby establishing this object as the longestperiod eclipsing HgMn star. Among five other eclipsing binaries, reported here for the first time, HD 36892 and HD 53004 stand out as eccentric systems showing heartbeat variability in addition to eclipses. The latter object has the highest eccentricity among eclipsing HgMn stars and also exhibits tidally induced oscillations. Finally, we find evidence that HD 55776 may be orbited by a white dwarf companion. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 17/23731-1 - Analysis and Modeling of a Large Sample of Galactic Be Stars
Grantee:Jonathan Michael Labadie-Bartz
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral