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Exploring Contact Binaries: Observational Analysis of four W Uma Binaries Using Photometry and Spectroscopy

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics 2025-05-07 v1

Abstract

We present the multi-band photometric and low-resolution spectroscopic analysis of four W Ursae Majoris eclipsing binaries (EWs) - J080510.1+141528 (hereinafter as J0805a), J080516.3+143138 (hereinafter as J0805b), J143358.7+053953 (hereinafter as J1433), and J143458.4+054143 (hereinafter as J1434). The multi-band ground based photometric data are collected using the 1.3-m Devasthal Fast Optical Telescope (DFOT) while we also make use of TESS photometric observations. The spectroscopic analysis is based on the low-resolution observations by 4-m Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST). The ephemeris of these systems are updated using the photometric data from TESS and other photometric surveys. The system J0805b shows a secular change in the orbital period with a period change rate of 4.2 (±\pm 0.1) ×107\times10^{-7} days per year while the orbital period change rate for J1433 is calculated as -1.1 (±\pm 0.1) ×106\times10^{-6} days per year. The mass-transfer rate for J0805b is found to be dM1_{1}/dt = -1.56(±\pm0.07) ×106\times 10^{-6} M_{\odot}/year and dM1_{1}/dt = -7.95(±\pm0.87) ×107\times 10^{-7} M_{\odot}/year for J1433. All the systems have inclination > 79^{\circ} except J1433 which has inclination of 72.8^{\circ}. The mass-ratios (less massive to more massive component) for these targets are < 0.5. All the system except J0805b are A-subtype contact binaries. The absolute parameters of the systems are determined using GAIA DR3 parallax and reddening information. The LAMOST spectra are analyzed using spectral subtraction technique. A small excess emission is detected for J1433 in Hα_{\alpha} and Hβ_{\beta} region. The systems are plotted on Hertzsprung-Russell (HR) diagram and compared with previously studied systems. The mass-ratio vs radius-ratio relation is also investigated for these systems.

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@article{arxiv.2505.03141,
  title  = {Exploring Contact Binaries: Observational Analysis of four W Uma Binaries Using Photometry and Spectroscopy},
  author = {Alaxender Panchal and Yogesh Chandra Joshi and Vishal Joshi and Abhijit Chakraborty},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.03141},
  year   = {2025}
}

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Accepted for publication in ApJ