Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Sep 1984
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Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 138, no. 1, Sept. 1984, p. 1-9.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Binary Stars, Light Scattering, Monte Carlo Method, Optical Polarization, X Ray Binaries, X Ray Stars, Astronomical Models, Computerized Simulation, Limb Darkening, Orbital Mechanics, S Matrix Theory
Scientific paper
The polarization induced when light from the primary in a close binary scatters off material in the vicinity of the secondary is calculated by a regularized Monte-Carlo approach. The Stokes parameters of light from up to 5000 elements on a primary assumed to fill its Roche lobe, each element weighted in intensity by limb darkening and gravity darkening caused by tidal distortion, are followed through the scattering process. The net polarization observed from the binary system, including the unpolarized contributions from the unresolved primary, is calculated in increments of 30° in orbital longitude and 15° in orbital inclination for a wide variety of scattering sites and orbital and physical parameters of the binary, including elliptical orbits.
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