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- Lafreniere, David, et al.
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AN ADAPTIVE OPTICS MULTIPLICITY CENSUS OF YOUNG STARS IN UPPER SCORPIUS
- 2014
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Ingår i: Astrophysical Journal. - 0004-637X .- 1538-4357. ; 785:1, s. 47-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We present the results of amultiplicity survey of 91 stars spanning masses of similar to 0.2-10M(circle dot) in the Upper Scorpius star-forming region, based on adaptive optics imaging with the Gemini North telescope. Our observations identified 29 binaries, 5 triples, and no higher order multiples. The corresponding raw multiplicity frequency is 0.37 +/- 0.05. In the regime where our observations are complete-companion separations of 0 ''.1-5 '' (similar to 15-800 AU) with magnitude limits ranging from K < 9.3 at 0 ''.1 to K < 15.8 at 5 '' -the multiplicity frequency is 0.27(-0.04.)(+ 0.05) For similar separations, the multiplicity frequency in Upper Scorpius is comparable to that in other dispersed star-forming regions, but is a factor of two to three higher than in denser star-forming regions or in the field. Our sample displays a constant multiplicity frequency as a function of stellar mass. Among our sample of binaries, we find that both wider (> 100 AU) and higher-mass systems tend to have companions with lower companion-to-primary mass ratios. Three of the companions identified in our survey are unambiguously substellar and have estimated masses below 0.04M(circle dot) (two of them are new discoveries from this survey-1RXS J160929.1-210524b and HIP 78530B-although we have reported them separately in earlier papers). These three companions have projected orbital separations of 300-900 AU. Based on a statistical analysis factoring in sensitivity limits, we calculate an occurrence rate of 5-40 M-Jup companions of similar to 4.0% for orbital separations of 250-1000 AU, compared to < 1.8% at smaller separations, suggesting that such companions are more frequent on wider orbits.
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- Nguyen, Duy Cuong, et al.
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CLOSE COMPANIONS TO YOUNG STARS. I. A LARGE SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY IN CHAMAELEON I AND TAURUS-AURIGA
- 2012
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Ingår i: Astrophysical Journal. - 0004-637X .- 1538-4357. ; 745:2, s. 119-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We present the results of a multiplicity survey of 212 T Tauri stars in the Chamaeleon I and Taurus-Auriga star-forming regions, based on high-resolution spectra from the Magellan Clay 6.5 m telescope. From these data, we achieved a typical radial velocity (RV) precision of similar to 80 m s(-1) with slower rotators yielding better precision, in general. For 174 of these stars, we obtained multi-epoch data with sufficient time baselines to identify binaries based on RV variations. We identified eight close binaries and four close triples, of which three and two, respectively, are new discoveries. The spectroscopic multiplicity fractions we find for Chamaeleon I (7%) and Taurus-Auriga (6%) are similar to each other, and to the results of field star surveys in the same mass and period regime. However, unlike the results from imaging surveys, the frequency of systems with close companions in our sample is not seen to depend on primary mass. Additionally, we do not find a strong correlation between accretion and close multiplicity. This implies that close companions are not likely the main source of the accretion shut down observed in weak-lined T Tauri stars. Our results also suggest that sufficient RV precision can be achieved for at least a subset of slowly rotating young stars to search for hot Jupiter planets.
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