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Long-term high-resolution spectroscopic monitoring of the evolved metal-poor binary PS Gem

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics 2026-07-30 v1

Abstract

We present results of long-term high-resolution spectroscopic monitoring of the extremely low-metallicity star PS Gem (=HD 52961), associated with IRAS 07008+1050. The spectra were obtained with the 6-meter BTA telescope at a resolving power of R=60000 during 1997--2025, providing a homogeneous dataset spanning nearly three decades. Quantitative measurements of the Hα\alpha two-peaked profile reveal repeatable phase-dependent variations of the peak-intensity ratio IV/IRI_{\rm V}/I_{\rm R} and the absorption-core velocity over multiple orbital cycles, whereas the peak separation remains nearly constant at ΔVr=78±4\Delta V_r = 78\pm 4 km s1^{-1}. The heliocentric radial velocity measurements yield a systemic velocity of γ=7.46±0.64\gamma=7.46\pm 0.64 km s1^{-1} and an orbital semi-amplitude of K=2.49K=2.49 km s1^{-1}. No significant long-term secular drift is observed over the monitoring interval. The stellar luminosity, estimated from the equivalent width of the OI 7773 \.{A} triplet (Wλ=1.16±W_{\lambda}=1.16\pm 0.02 \.{A}), corresponds to log(L/L)\log(L/L_{\odot})\approx3.5. The average radial velocity of diffuse interstellar bands is consistent with the location of PS Gem in the Local Arm. These observations provide rare multi-decade time-domain constraints on the dynamical behavior of this evolved metal-poor star.

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@article{arxiv.2607.27759,
  title  = {Long-term high-resolution spectroscopic monitoring of the evolved metal-poor binary PS Gem},
  author = {V. G. Klochkova and V. E. Panchuk and J. K. Zhao and Y. Q. Wu and N. S. Tavolzhanskaya and G. Zhao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.27759},
  year   = {2026}
}

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15 pages, 7 figures, 2 tables, accepted for publication in RA&A