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We present a comprehensive photometric and spectroscopic analysis of the short-period ($\sim$5.32 hours) and low-mass eclipsing binary TMTSJ0803 discovered by Tsinghua-Ma Huateng Telescope for Survey (TMTS). By fitting the light curves and…

In the first paper of this series we presented EBAS, a new fully automated algorithm to analyse the lightcurves of eclipsing binaries, based on the EBOP code. Here we apply the new algorithm to the whole sample of 2580 binaries found in the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Tsevi Mazeh , Omer Tamuz , Pierre North

Evolutionary models of pre-main sequence stars remain largely uncalibrated, especially for masses below that of the Sun, making each new dynamical mass and radius measurement a valuable test of theoretical models. Stellar mass dependent…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-22 Adam L. Kraus , Ann Marie Cody , Kevin R. Covey , Aaron C. Rizzuto , Andrew W. Mann , Michael J. Ireland

The precise measurement of the masses and radii of stars in eclipsing binary systems provides a window into uncertain processes in stellar evolution, especially mixing at convective boundaries. Recently, these data have been used to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-10-31 Thomas Constantino , Isabelle Baraffe

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 present a homogeneously-selected sample of 15779 candidate binary systems with main sequence primary stars and orbital periods shorter than 5 days. The targets were selected from TESS full-frame image lightcurves on the basis of their…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-07-03 Matthew J. Green , Dan Maoz , Tsevi Mazeh , Simchon Faigler , Sahar Shahaf , Roy Gomel , Kareem El-Badry , Hans-Walter Rix

This study examines the period variation of the eclipsing binary system KR Cyg, a near-contact binary characterized by its short orbital period and significant stellar interactions. The precise orbital parameters of the system have been…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-05-16 Mehmet Geldi , Kübra Çalışkan , Esin Sipahi

We present optical spectroscopy and extensive $RI$ differential photometry of the double-lined eclipsing binary NSVS 02502726 (2MASS J08441103+5423473). Simultaneous solution of two-band light curves and radial velocities permits…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 O. Cakirli , C. Ibanoglu , C. Gungor

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,…

The discovery and characterization of Algol eclipsing binaries (EAs) provide an opportunity to contribute for a better picture of the structure and evolution of low-mass stars. However, the cadence of most current photometric surveys…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-09-09 A. Carmo , C. E. Ferreira Lopes , A. Papageorgiou , F. J. Jablonski , C. V. Rodrigues , A. J. Drake , N. J. G. Cross , M. Catelan

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

Context. Intermediate- to high-mass stars are the least numerous types of stars and they are less well understood than their more numerous low-mass counterparts in terms of their internal physical processes. Modelling the photometric…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-08-25 Luc W. IJspeert , Andrew Tkachenko , Cole Johnston , Stefano Garcia , Joris De Ridder , Timothy Van Reeth , Conny Aerts

The fraction of binary systems in various stellar populations of the Galaxy and the distribution of their orbital parameters are important but not well-determined factors in studies of star formation, stellar evolution, and Galactic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 Wako Aoki , Takuma Suda , Timothy C. Beers , Satoshi Honda

We have combined the Kepler Eclipsing Binary Catalogue with information from the HES, KIS and 2MASS photometric surveys to produce spectral energy distribution fits to over 2600 eclipsing binaries in the catalogue over a wavelength range of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-17 D. J. Armstrong , Y. Gómez Maqueo Chew , F. Faedi , D. Pollacco

We present first results of a comprehensive photometric O-star survey performed with a robotic twin refractor at the Universit\"atssternwarte Bochum located near Cerro Armazones in Chile. For three high-mass stars, namely Pismis24-1,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 A. Barr Domínguez , R. Chini , F. Pozo Nuñez , M. Haas , M. Hackstein , H. Drass , R. Lemke , M. Murphy

We collected a total of 4,058 X-ray binary stars, out of which 339 stars had three atmospheric parameters for optical companions from Gaia and LAMOST, while 264 stars had masses and radii of optical companions determined using stellar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-06-22 Jia Zhang , Sheng-Bang Qian , Guo-Bao Zhang , Xiao Zhou

We present here 55 short period PCEBs containing a hot WD and a low-mass MS. Based on the photometric data from ZTF DR19, the light curves are analyzed for about 200 WDMS binaries with emission line(s) identified from SDSS or LAMOST…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-07-19 Lifang Li , Fenghui Zhang

Statistical assessment of stellar parameters enables validation and improvements in theoretical models. We compiled a sample of 85 transiting stellar and substellar companions, with masses ranging from $\sim$13-100 $M_\mathrm{Jup}$. We…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-25 Aarushi Mehrotra , Chih-Chun Hsu , Jason J. Wang , Christopher A. Theissen , Adam J. Burgasser

Detached, double-lined spectroscopic binaries which are also eclipsing provide the most accurate determinations of stellar mass, radius, temperature and distance-independent luminosity for each of their individual components, and hence…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 E. Lastennet , D. Valls-Gabaud

Detached eclipsing double line spectroscopic binaries offer an opportunity to measure directly stellar parameters: mass, luminosity, radius, as well as the distance. The only non-trivial step is the need to determine surface brightness of…

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