A Combined Astrometric and Spectroscopic Study of Metal-Poor Binaries

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2013

Authors

Benamati, L (Author) Other; Sozzetti, A (Author) Other; N.C. Santos (Author) FCUP; Latham, DW (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

Vol. 125

Pages: 1315-1328

ISSN: 0004-6280

Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing

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Authenticus ID: P-008-HWR

DOI: 10.1086/674147

Abstract (EN): In this work we present a study of binary systems in a metal-poor sample of solar type stars. The stars analyzed were rejected from two planet search samples because they were found to be binaries. Using available radial velocity and Hipparcos astrometric data, we apply different methods to find, for every binary system, a possible range of solutions for the mass of the companion and its orbital period. In one case we find that the solution depends on the Hipparcos data used: the old and new reductions give different results. Some candidate low-mass companions are found, including some close to the brown dwarf regime.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 14