Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-10-28
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
8 pages, 5 figures, to appear in Proc. of the Second Meeting on Hot Subdwarf Stars an Related Objects
Scientific paper
We present the analysis of 200 high-resolution and 150 low-resolution spectra of the pulsating subdwarf close binary KPD 1930+2752 obtained with the Keck and the Calar Alto 2.2 m telescopes. Using metal-rich, line blanketed LTE model atmospheres the atmospheric parameters T_{eff} = 35500 +/- 500 K, log g = 5.56 +/- 0.05 and log n(He)/n(H) = -1.48 +/- 0.02 were derived. The radial velocity curve was measured and combined with all available published and unpublished radial velocity data in order to get results of high accuracy (K = 341 +/- 1 km/s, P = 0.0950933 +/- 0.0000015 d). For the first time we measured the projected rotational velocity. The preliminary result is v_{rot}sin{i} = 97 +/- 9 km/s. Since the rotation of the sdB star is very likely tidally locked to the orbit, we can constrain the inclination of the system. Assuming the companion to be a white dwarf, the mass of the sdB is limited from 0.44M_{sun} to 0.63M_{sun} and the total mass range of the system is 1.3 M_{sun} to 2.0 M_{sun}. It is very likely that the total mass exceeds the Chandrasekhar limit. Hence KPD 1930+2752 is a candidate for a progenitor of a Type Ia supernova. According to the derived limits for the inclination angle, eclipses are likely to occur.
Geier Stephan
Heber Uli
Kudritzki Rolf Peter
Przybilla Norbert
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