Detection of white dwarf companions to blue straggler stars from UVIT observations of M67
Detection of white dwarf companions to blue straggler stars from UVIT observations of M67
We investigate the old open cluster M67 using ultraviolet photometric data of Ultra-Violet Imaging Telescope in multi-filter far-UV bands. M67, well known for the presence of several blue straggler stars (BSS), has been put to detailed tests to understand their formation pathways. Currently, there are three accepted formation channels: mass transfer due to Roche-lobe overflow in binary systems, stellar mergers either due to dynamical collisions or through coalescence of close binaries. So far, there had not been any confirmed detection of a white dwarf (WD) companion to any of the BSSs in this cluster. Here, we present the detection of WD companions to 5 bright BSSs in M67. The multiwavelength spectral energy distributions covering 0.12 -11.5 $\mu$m range, were found to require binary spectral fits for 5 BSSs, consisting of a cool (BSS) and a hot companion. The parameters (Luminosity, Temperature, Radius and Mass) of the hot companions suggest them to be WDs with mass in the range 0.2 - 0.35 M$_{\odot}$ with T$_{eff}$ $\sim$ 11000 - 24000 K.
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Subramaniam, Annapurni
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Geller, Aaron M
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Jadhav, Vikrant
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Knigge, Christian
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Simunovic, Mirko
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Leigh, Nathan
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Shara, Michael
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Sindhu, N, Subramaniam, Annapurni, Geller, Aaron M, Jadhav, Vikrant, Knigge, Christian, Simunovic, Mirko, Leigh, Nathan, Shara, Michael and Puzia, Thomas H
(2019)
Detection of white dwarf companions to blue straggler stars from UVIT observations of M67.
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IAU Symposium No. 351 proceedings - Star Clusters: From the Milky Way to the Early Universe, 2019.
(IAU Conference Series, 351)
Star Clusters: from the Milky Way to the Early Universe (27/05/19 - 31/05/19)
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(doi:10.1017/S1743921319006975).
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Abstract
We investigate the old open cluster M67 using ultraviolet photometric data of Ultra-Violet Imaging Telescope in multi-filter far-UV bands. M67, well known for the presence of several blue straggler stars (BSS), has been put to detailed tests to understand their formation pathways. Currently, there are three accepted formation channels: mass transfer due to Roche-lobe overflow in binary systems, stellar mergers either due to dynamical collisions or through coalescence of close binaries. So far, there had not been any confirmed detection of a white dwarf (WD) companion to any of the BSSs in this cluster. Here, we present the detection of WD companions to 5 bright BSSs in M67. The multiwavelength spectral energy distributions covering 0.12 -11.5 $\mu$m range, were found to require binary spectral fits for 5 BSSs, consisting of a cool (BSS) and a hot companion. The parameters (Luminosity, Temperature, Radius and Mass) of the hot companions suggest them to be WDs with mass in the range 0.2 - 0.35 M$_{\odot}$ with T$_{eff}$ $\sim$ 11000 - 24000 K.
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Published date: 5 August 2019
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4 pages, 2 figures, to appear in IAU Symposium No. 351 proceedings - Star Clusters: From the Milky Way to the Early Universe, 2019
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Star Clusters: from the Milky Way to the Early Universe, , Bologna, Italy, 2019-05-27 - 2019-05-31
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astro-ph.SR, astro-ph.GA
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Aaron M Geller
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Vikrant Jadhav
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Nathan Leigh
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Michael Shara
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Thomas H Puzia
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