WIYN Open Cluster Study: Tidal Interactions in Solar type Binaries

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2003-03-10

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0303197v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

7 pages, 3 figures, conference proceedings

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We present an ongoing study on tidal interactions in late-type close binary stars. New results on tidal circularization are combined with existing data to test and constrain theoretical predictions of tidal circularization in the pre-main-sequence (PMS) phase and throughout the main-sequence phase of stellar evolution. Current data suggest that tidal circularization during the PMS phase sets the tidal cutoff period for binary populations younger than ~1 Gyr. Binary populations older than ~1 Gyr show increasing tidal cutoff periods with age, consistent with active main-sequence tidal circularization.

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