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In this work, we propose a novel method to classify close binary stars, derived from the dynamical structure inherent in their light curves. We apply the technique to light curves of binaries from the revised Kepler Eclipsing binary…

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A method is developed for fitting theoretically predicted astronomical spectra to an observed spectrum. Using a hierarchical Bayesian principle, the method takes both systematic and statistical measurement errors into account, which has not…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Z. Shkedy , L. Decin , G. Molenberghs , C. Aerts

This paper describes a new approach to the optimization of information extraction in multi-wavelength image cubes of cosmological fields. The objective is to create a framework for the automatic identification and tagging of sources…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 Maria Jose Marquez

We construct a "hyperparameter matrix" statistical method for performing the joint analyses of multiple correlated astronomical data sets, in which the weights of data sets are determined by their own statistical properties. This method is…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2014-05-20 Yin-Zhe Ma , Aaron Berndsen

The light-time effect method, its limitations and applications were studied. A powerful combined method of simultaneous analysis of the O-C diagrams and astrometric orbit in triple eclipsing-astrometric binaries was presented. Eleven…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-29 P. Zasche

Context: Multiple stellar systems are unique laboratories for astrophysics. Analysis of their orbital dynamics may reveal invaluable information about the physical properties of the participating stars. Unfortunately, there are only a few…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-01-10 J. Juryšek , P. Zasche , M. Wolf , J. Vraštil , D. Vokrouhlický , M. Skarka , J. Liška , J. Janík , M. Zejda , P. Kurfürst , E. Paunzen

The discovery of circumbinary planets (CBPs) has advanced our understanding of planet formation and dynamical evolution in complex environments. However, the population of such planets remains small, leading their underlying physical…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-13 Benjamin D. R. Davies , David J. A. Brown , Samuel Gill , Jenni R. French

In this paper, we revisit the problem of clustering 1318 new variable stars found in the Milky way. Our recent work distinguishes these stars based on their light curves which are univariate series of brightness from the stars observed at…

Applications · Statistics 2022-02-23 Soumita Modak , Tanuka Chattopadhyay , Asis Kumar Chattopadhyay

The masses of stars and planets can be measured dynamically in binary systems. For an unresolved binary, time series astrometry yields some orbital parameters, but it cannot provide the component masses, because we observe only the motion…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-27 C. A. L. Bailer-Jones , L. Kreidberg

This paper introduces a new method to search for unresolved binary stars in open star clusters. The work aims at improving the approach introduced previously, which employs the (H-W2)-W1 versus W2-(BP-K) photometric diagram. This diagram,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-04-23 Varvara O. Mikhnevich , Anastasiia Plotnikova , Giovanni Carraro , Anton F. Seleznev

A flexible maximum-entropy component separation algorithm is presented that accommodates anisotropic noise, incomplete sky-coverage and uncertainties in the spectral parameters of foregrounds. The capabilities of the method are determined…

The mutual orbital alignment in multiple planetary systems is an important parameter for understanding their formation. There are a number of elaborate techniques to determine the alignment parameters using photometric or spectroscopic…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2021-12-29 Holger M. Müller , Panagiotis Ioannidis , Jürgen H. M. M. Schmitt

We have used maximum entropy eclipse mapping to recover images of the visual surface brightness distribution of the primary component of the RS CVn eclipsing binary SV Cam, using high-precision photometry data obtained during three primary…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 S. V. Jeffers , J. R. Barnes , A. Collier Cameron , J. -F. Donati

Next-generation synoptic photometric surveys will yield unprecedented (for the astronomical community) volumes of data and the processes of discovery and rare-object identification are, by necessity, becoming more autonomous. Such…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-04-08 Isaac Shivvers , Joshua S. Bloom , Joseph W. Richards

Digital co-addition of astronomical images is a common technique for increasing signal-to-noise and image depth. A modification of this simple technique has been applied to the detection of minor bodies in the Solar System: first stationary…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 Alex H. Parker , JJ. Kavelaars

Abridged. Eclipsing spectroscopic double-lined binaries are the prime source of precise and accurate measurements of masses and radii of stars. These measurements provide a stringent test of models of stellar evolution that are persistently…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-12-22 A. Tkachenko , K. Pavlovski , N. Serebriakova , D. M. Bowman , L. IJspeert , S. Gebruers , J. Southworth

Partial measurements of relative position are a relatively common event during the observation of visual binary stars. However, these observations are typically discarded when estimating the orbit of a visual pair. In this article we…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-07-10 Ruben M. Claveria , Rene A. Mendez , Jorge F. Silva , Marcos E. Orchard

Results of an archival survey are presented using B-band imaging of the eastern spiral arm of M31. Focusing on the eclipsing binary star population, a matched-filter technique has been used to identify 280 binary systems. Of these, 127…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Ian Todd , Don Pollacco , Ian Skillen , D. M. Bramich , Steve Bell , Thomas Augusteijn

The primary objective of this paper is to construct an analytical model for determining the total duration of eclipse events of satellites. The approach assumes that the trace formed in the orbital plane, cutting body shadow under the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-12-18 Vladislav Zubko , Andrey Belyaev

The O'Connell effect is a phenomenon in eclipsing binary (EB) systems that consists of unequal maxima in a light curve when out of eclipse. Despite being known for decades and with several theories proposed over the years, this effect is…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-25 D. Flores Cabrera , M. Catelan , A. Papageorgiou , A. Clocchiatti