Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2010-12-28
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
9 pages, 8 figures
Scientific paper
Context. TW Draconis is one of the best studied Algol-type eclipsing binaries. There is significant evidence for miscellaneous physical processes between interacting binary components manifesting themselves by period and light curve changes. Aims. Obtaining new set of photometric and spectroscopic observations, we analysed them together with the older spectroscopic and photometric data to build model of this eclipsing system with respect to observed changes of O-C diagram and light curve. Methods. Reduction of new spectra was carried out in the IRAF and SPEFO programs. Radial velocities were determined manually using SPEFO, by CCF using the Zverko's code and from the program KOREL. Orbital elements were derived with the FOTEL program and via disentangling with KOREL. The final combined solution was obtained with the programs PHOEBE and FOTEL. Results. Photometry shows small irregularities in light curves as a results of pulsating of one component and spot activity. Using net of KOREL outputs we found the mass ratio q=0.405(3).We confirm the presence of stellar matter around the primary. Even after subtraction of ADS 9706B influence, light curve solutions show third light in the system. Models in FOTEL and Phoebe are presented. Conclusions. TW Dra is an astrophysically very interesting eclipsing binary. Future combination of interferometry, spectroscopy, and photometry is promising. It could definitely confirm the hypothesis of quadruple system for TW Dra and explain behaviour of this system in complex.
Bozic Hrvoje
Janik Jan
Krticka Jiri
Mikulasek Zdenek
Slechta Miroslav
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