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The study of resonant variability observed in the massive LMC system BI 108

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics 2010-05-03 v1

Abstract

The LMC star BI 108 is photometrically variable with the unique light curve: Two strong periods are present in a strict 3:2 resonance, staying coherent over several observing seasons. A spectroscopic data collected at VLT/UVES reveals unexpected and still not fully understood behavior of the system, that has not been observed in any other early-type multiple systems.

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@article{arxiv.1004.5464,
  title  = {The study of resonant variability observed in the massive LMC system BI 108},
  author = {Zbigniew Kołaczkowski and Ronald Mennickent and Thomas Rivinius},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1004.5464},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

2 pages, 1 figure. To appear in ASP Conference Series special issue: "Binaries: Key to Comprehension of the Universe".