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Binarity is often invoked to explain peculiarities that can not be explained by the standard theory of stellar evolution. Detecting orbital motion via the Doppler effect is the best method to test binarity when direct imaging is not…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-03-11 N. Gorlova , H. Van Winckel , J. Vos , R. H. Ostensen , A. Jorissen , S. Van Eck , N. Ikonnikova

With 16-month Kepler data, 14 long-period (40 d - 265 d) eclipsing binaries on highly eccentric orbits (minimum e between 0.5 and 0.85) are recognized from their closely separated primary and secondary eclipses (\Delta t_I,II = 3 d - 10 d).…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-12-27 Subo Dong , Boaz Katz , Aristotle Socrates

In this work we quantify the performance of $LSST$ on the detection of eclipsing binaries. We use $Kepler$ observed binaries to create a large sample of simulated pseudo-$LSST$ binary light curves. From these light curves, we attempt to…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-05-10 Mark Wells , Andrej Prša , Lynne Jones , Peter Yoachim

We investigate potential biases in the measurements of exoplanet orbital parameters obtained from radial velocity observations for single-planet systems. We create a mock catalog of radial velocity data, choosing input planet masses,…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 Nadia L. Zakamska , Margaret Pan , Eric B. Ford

Aims: Our goal was to increase number of known doubly eclipsing systems such that the resulting dataset would allow to study them via statistical means, as well as prove that they constitute gravitationally bound 2+2 quadruple system.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-10-17 P. Zasche , D. Vokrouhlicky , M. Wolf , H. Kucakova , J. Kara , R. Uhlar , M. Masek , Z. Henzl , P. Cagas

We develop a method to compute low-eccentricity initial data of binary neutron stars required to perform realistic simulations in numerical relativity. The orbital eccentricity is controlled by adjusting the orbital angular velocity of a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-12-27 Koutarou Kyutoku , Masaru Shibata , Keisuke Taniguchi

We present an extended version of the Constant Time Lag analytical approach for the tidal evolution of circumbinary planets introduced in our previous work. The model is self-consistent, in the sense that all tidal interactions between…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2020-01-29 F. A. Zoppetti , A. M. Leiva , C. Beaugé

We present a new study of the Algol-type eclipsing binary system AS Eri based on the combination of the MOST and TESS light curves and a collection of very precise radial velocities obtained with the spectrographs HERMES operating at the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-02-04 P. Lampens , D. Mkrtichian , H. Lehmann , K. Gunsriwiwat , L. Vermeylen , J. Matthews , R. Kuschnig

Eclipsing binaries are crucial for understanding stellar physics, allowing detailed studies of stellar masses, radii, and orbital dynamics. Recent space missions like the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) have significantly…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-11-20 L. W. IJspeert , A. Tkachenko , C. Johnston , C. Aerts

We present an application of computer vision methods to classify the light curves of eclipsing binaries (EB). We have used pre-trained models based on convolutional neural networks ($\textit{ResNet50}$) and vision transformers…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-19 Štefan Parimucha , Maksim Gabdeev , Yanna Markus , Martin Vaňko , Pavol Gajdoš

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE) continuously monitors hundreds of thousands of eclipsing binaries in the field of galactic bulge and the Magellanic Clouds. These objects have been classified into main morphological…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-06-30 Attila Bódi , Tamás Hajdu

Over 2500 eclipsing binaries were identified and characterized from the ultra-precise photometric data provided by the Kepler space telescope. Kepler is now beginning its second mission, K2, which is proving to again provide ultra-precise…

We present a new few-parameter phenomenological model of light curves of eclipsing binaries and stars with transiting planets that is able to fit the observed light curves with the accuracy better than 1\% of their amplitudes. The model can…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-02-27 Zdeněk Mikulášek , Miloslav Zejda , Theodor Pribulla , Martin Vaňko , Shen-Bang Qian , Li-Ying Zhu

We present high-precision light curves of several M- and K-type, active detached eclipsing binaries (DEBs), recorded with 2-minute cadence by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). Analysis of these curves, combined with new and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-09-30 Krzysztof G. Hełminiak , Andrés Jordán , Nestor Espinoza , Rafael Brahm

The evolution of binary stellar systems involves a wide range of physical processes, many of which are not yet well understood. We aim to build a general-purpose algorithm based on inverse population synthesis techniques, able to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-11 Santiago Torres , Marta Gili , Alberto Rebassa-Mansergas , Alejandro Santos-García , Alex J. Brown , Steven G. Parsons

Aims. We aim to find more eclipsing multiple systems and obtain their parameters, thus increasing our understanding of multiple systems. Methods. The extraneous eclipses on the \textit{kepler} binary light curves indicating extraneous…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-03-28 J. Zhang , S. B. Qian , S. M. Wang , L. L. Sun , Y. Wu , L. Q. Jiang

Spectroscopic Eclipsing Binaries (SEBs) are fundamental benchmarks in stellar astrophysics and today are observed in breathtaking detail by missions like TESS, Kepler, and APOGEE. We develop a methodology for simultaneous analysis of high…

The presence of a body in an orbit around a close eclipsing binary star manifests itself through the light time effect influencing the observed times of eclipses as the close binary and the circumbinary companion both move around the common…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 P. Sybilski , M. Konacki , S. Kozłowski

The change in the argument of periastron of eclipsing binaries, i.e., the apsidal motion caused by classical and relativistic effects, can be measured from variations in the difference between the time of minimum light of the primary and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-05-12 D. Baroch , A. Giménez , I. Ribas , J. C. Morales , G. Anglada-Escudé , A. Claret