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Many of the Kepler close binaries are suggested to constitute hierarchical triple systems through their eclipse timing variations (ETVs). Eclipses by the third body in those systems, if observed, provide precise constraints on its physical…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-09-25 Kento Masuda , Sho Uehara , Hajime Kawahara

The period changes of six eclipsing binaries have been studied with focus on the light-time effect. With the least squares method we also calculated parameters of such an effect and properties of the unresolved body in these systems. With…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-25 Zasche Petr , Zejda Miloslav , Brat Lubos

We present the results of a search through the photometric database of eclipsing Kepler binaries (Prsa et al. 2011; Slawson et al. 2011) looking for evidence of hierarchical triple star systems. The presence of a third star orbiting the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 S. Rappaport , K. Deck , A. Levine , T. Borkovits , J. Carter , I. El Mellah , R. Sanchis-Ojeda , B. Kalomeni

Four eclipsing binaries, which show apparent changes of period, have been studied with respect to a possible presence of the light time effect. With a least squares method we calculated new light elements of these systems, the mass function…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Petr Zasche

We present the first results of a Kepler survey of 41 eclipsing binaries that we undertook to search for third star companions. Such tertiaries will periodically alter the eclipse timings through light travel time and dynamical effects. We…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 D. R. Gies , S. J. Williams , R. A. Matson , Z. Guo , S. M. Thomas , J. A. Orosz , G. J. Peters

Aims: New CCD observations for semidetached and detached eclipsing binaries from the Large Magellanic Cloud were carried out using the Danish 1.54-m telescope located at the La Silla Observatory in Chile. The selected systems were monitored…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-05-25 P. Zasche , M. Wolf , J. Vrastil , L. Pilarcik , J. Jurysek

In this study we identify 11 Kepler systems (KIC 5255552, 5653126, 5731312, 7670617, 7821010, 8023317, 10268809, 10296163, 11519226, 11558882 and 12356914) with a "flip-flop" effect in the eclipse timing variations O-C diagrams of the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-09-02 A. K. Getley , B. Carter , R. King , S. O'Toole

We present detailed analyses of updated eclipse timing diagrams for 32 contact binary merger candidates in the Galactic bulge. The photometric data was obtained from 2016 to 2021 using the Korea Microlensing Telescope Network (KMTNet) with…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-03-25 Kyeongsoo Hong , Jae Woo Lee , Dong-Jin Kim , Jang-Ho Park , Hye-Young Kim , Pakakaew Rittipruk , Cheongho Han

Eclipsing binaries serve as a valuable source of stellar masses and radii that inform stellar evolutionary models and provide insight into additional astrophysical processes. The exquisite light curves generated by space-based missions such…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-05-25 Rachel A. Matson , Douglas R. Gies , Zhao Guo , Jerome A. Orosz

The available minima timings of 14 selected eclipsing binaries (V1297 Cas, HD 24105, KU Aur, GU CMa, GH Mon, AZ Vel, DI Lyn, DK Her, GQ Dra, V624 Her, V1134 Her, KIC 6187893, V1928 Aql, V2486 Cyg) were collected and analyzed. Using the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-12-08 P. Zasche , R. Uhlar , P. Svoboda , P. Cagas , M. Masek

The first 100 brightest eclipsing systems from the Small Magellanic Cloud were studied for their period changes. The photometric data from the surveys OGLE-II, OGLE-III, OGLE-IV and MACHO were combined with our new CCD observations obtained…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-02-27 P. Zasche , M. Wolf , J. Vrastil

We identify 231 objects in the newly released Cycle 0 dataset from the Kepler Mission as double-eclipse, detached eclipsing binary systems with Teff < 5500 K and orbital periods shorter than ~32 days. We model each light curve using the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 J. L. Coughlin , M. Lopez-Morales , T. E. Harrison , N. Ule , D. I. Hoffman

Theories of stellar convective core overshoot can be examined through analysis of pulsating stars. Better accuracy can be achieved by obtaining external constraints such as those provided by observing pulsating stars in eclipsing binary…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-02-16 Padraic Odesse , Catherine Lovekin

The available photometry from the online databases were used for the first light curve analysis of eight eclipsing binary systems EI Aur, XY Dra, BP Dra, DD Her, VX Lac, WX Lib, RZ Lyn, and TY Tri. All these stars are of Algol-type, having…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-05 P. Zasche

Two Algol-type eclipsing binary systems (EW Lyr and IV Cas) have been investigated for period changes. Our study was primarily focused on the light-time effect with an alternative explanation by magnetic activity cycles. In the case of EW…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-11-20 P. Zasche

Multiband CCD photometric observations of SZ Her were obtained between 2008 February and May. The light curve was completely covered and indicated a significant temperature difference between both components. The light-curve synthesis…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 Jae Woo Lee , Chung-Uk Lee , Seung-Lee Kim , Ho-Il Kim , Jang-Ho Park

Main aim of this paper is the first light curve and apsidal motion analysis of thirteen eccentric eclipsing binaries and to reveal their basic physical properties. All of the systems were studied by method of period analysis of times of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-04-26 P. Zasche

Using Campaign 15 data from the K2 mission, we have discovered a triply-eclipsing triple star system: EPIC 249432662. The inner eclipsing binary system has a period of 8.23 days, with shallow $\sim$3% eclipses. During the entire 80-day…

Light curves of the eclipsing binary FL Lyr acquired by the Kepler space telescope are analyzed. Eclipse timing measurements for FL Lyr testify to the presence of a third body in the system. Preliminary estimates of its mass and orbital…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-12-09 V. S. Kozyreva , A. I. Bogomazov , B. P. Demkov , L. V. Zotov , A. V. Tutukov

There is a well-known stellar parameter discrepancy for late K and M dwarfs, in that the observed radii and temperatures are often respectively larger and cooler than predicted by theory by several percent. In an on-going effort to…