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We present 2271 radial velocity measurements taken on 118 single-line binary stars, taken over eight years with the CORALIE spectrograph. The binaries consist of F/G/K primaries and M-dwarf secondaries. They were initially discovered…

We present three new eclipsing white-dwarf / M-dwarf binary systems discovered during a search for transiting planets around M-dwarfs. Unlike most known eclipsing systems of this type, the optical and infrared emission is dominated by the…

While M dwarfs are the most abundant stars in the Milky Way, there is still large uncertainty about their basic physical properties (mass, luminosity, radius, etc.) as well as their formation environment. Precise knowledge of multiplicity…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 C. Bergfors , W. Brandner , M. Janson , S. Daemgen , K. Geissler , T. Henning , S. Hippler , F. Hormuth , V. Joergens , R. Köhler

We present updated results of a high-resolution, magnitude limited (Ks<12 mag) imaging survey of nearby low-mass M6.0-M7.5 field stars. The observations were carried out using adaptive optics at the Gemini North, VLT, Keck II, and Subaru…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Nick Siegler , Laird M. Close , Kelle L. Cruz , Eduardo L. Martin , I. Neill Reid

Hot subdwarf B stars (sdBs) are core helium-burning stars located on the extreme horizontal branch. About half of the known sdB stars are found in close binaries. Their short orbital periods of 1.2 h to a few days suggest that they are post…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-05-08 V. Schaffenroth , S. Geier , U. Heber , T. Kupfer , E. Ziegerer , C. Heuser , L. Classen , O. Cordes

Eclipsing binary stars provide highly accurate measurements of the fundamental physical properties of stars. They therefore serve as stringent tests of the predictions of evolutionary models upon which most stellar age determinations are…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-02-17 Keivan G. Stassun , Leslie Hebb , Mercedes Lopez-Morales , Andrej Prsa

We present HST/ACS observations of 19 nearby M subdwarfs in a search for binary systems. Other than the wide common proper motion pair LHS 2140/2139, none of our sdM and esdM targets are found to be binaries. Our survey is sensitive to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 Basmah Riaz , John E. Gizis , Debasmita Samaddar

We present the results of a radial velocity survey of 20 white dwarf plus M dwarf binaries selected as a follow up to a \textit{Hubble Space Telescope} study that aimed to spatially resolve suspected binaries. Our candidates are taken from…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-01-29 R. P. Ashley , J. Farihi , T. R. Marsh , D. J. Wilson , B. T. Gaensicke

White dwarfs typically have masses in a narrow range centered at about 0.6 solar masses (Msun). Only a few ultra-massive white dwarfs (M>1.2 Msun) are known. Those in binary systems are of particular interest because a small amount of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2010-03-05 S. Mereghetti , A. Tiengo , P. Esposito , N. La Palombara , G. L. Israel , L. Stella

We observed spectroscopically the eclipsing binary system T-Cyg1-01385 in order to determine physical properties of the components. The double-lined nature of the system is revealed for the first time and the radial velocities are obtained…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 O. Cakirli , C. Ibanoglu , E. Sipahi

Using high-resolution spectra from the Tillinghast Reflector Echelle Spectrograph (TRES) and photometry from sector 56 of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), we report that the nearby M dwarf G 68-34 is a double-lined…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-05-31 Emily K Pass , David Charbonneau

We highlight the importance of eclipsing double-line binaries in our understanding on star formation and evolution. We review the recent discoveries of low-mass and sub-stellar eclipsing binaries belonging to star-forming regions, open…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-01-06 Nicolas Lodieu , Ernst Paunzen , Miloslav Zejda

The detection of O- and B-type stars with extremely low-mass companions is very important for understanding the formation and evolution of binary stars. However, their finding remains a challenge because the low-mass components in such…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-09-17 Linfeng Chang , Shengbang Qian , Lei Zang , Fuxing Li

We report the discovery of a double-lined, spectroscopic, eclipsing binary in the Orion star-forming region. We analyze the system spectroscopically and photometrically to empirically determine precise, distance-independent masses, radii,…

Mass, radius, and age are three of the most fundamental parameters for celestial objects, enabling studies of the evolution and internal physics of stars, brown dwarfs, and planets. Brown dwarfs are hydrogen-rich objects that are unable to…

We report the discovery of two binary systems, each consisting of a slightly bloated G-type main-sequence star and an unseen companion, identified through photometric data from TESS and radial velocity variation from Gaia. High-resolution…

We describe the discovery of a 0.68+0.52 solar mass eclipsing binary (EB) with an 8.4-day orbital period, found through a systematic search of ten fields of the Trans-atlantic Exoplanet Survey (TrES). Such long-period low-mass EBs…

The formation of hot subdwarf stars (sdBs), which are core helium-burning stars located on the extended horizontal branch, is still not understood. Many of the known hot subdwarf stars reside in close binary systems with short orbital…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-18 V. Schaffenroth , S. Geier , U. Heber , H. Drechsel , R. H. Østensen , P. F. L. Maxted , T. Kupfer , B. N. Barlow , MUCHFUSS collaboration

CW Eri is a detached eclipsing binary system of two F-type stars with an orbital period of 2.728 d. Light curves from two sectors of observations with the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and previously published radial velocity…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-01-25 Stephen Overall , John Southworth