IRAS observations of binaries with compact objects

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Binary Stars, Infrared Astronomy Satellite, Infrared Photometry, B Stars, Cataclysmic Variables, Novae, Radiant Flux Density, X Ray Stars

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The infrared emission data, obtained on 260 binary systems by the all-sky IRAS survey in wavelengths between 12 and 100 microns, are reported. Of all the 260 sources, which contained compact objects including white dwarfs, neutron stars, or possibly black holes, only 32 contained detectable IR radiation. The X-ray emitting Be-type stars (gamma-Cas and X Per) were found to have their energy flux proportional to frequency in the range of the log nu values of 12.7-14.7. However, the GS304-1 flux distribution is unique, in that its flux rises by several orders of magnitude as the wavelength changes from 4000 A to 60 microns. A static dust cloud was detected, with a radius of about 1 AU, which has formed around the classical nova RR Pic since its 1925 eruption. The post-eruption far-IR light curve of a classical nova provides strong evidence for IR emissions from both dust grains formed during the eruption and dust grains existing from previous eruptions.

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