The dual dust chemistry - binarity connection

Details The dual dust chemistry - binarity connection The dual dust chemistry - binarity connection

2003-09-29

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0309789v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Proceedings contribution to the 3rd Asymmetrical Planetary Nebula meeting, Mt. Reinier, July 28 - August 1, 2003. 4 pages, 1 f

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Accumulating evidence points to a binary nature for the Wolf-Rayet ([WC]) central stars, a group that constitutes about 15% of all central stars of planetary nebula. From ISO observations, a dual dust chemistry (oxygen- and carbon-rich) has been shown to be almost exclusively associated with [WC] central stars, a fact that could be explained by O-rich dust residing in a disk, while the C-rich dust being more widely distributes. HST/STIS space resolved spectroscopy of the [WC10] central star CPD-568032, is interpreted as revealing a dust disk or torus around the central star. This, together with CPD-568032's variable lightcurve is taken as an indirect indication of binarity. Finally, we present here, for the first time, preliminary results from a radial velocity survey of central stars. Out of 18 stars with excellent data at least 8 are radial velocity variables. If these turn out to be binaries, it is likely that the central star binary fraction is as high as about 50%.

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