Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Apr 1997
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997a%26a...320..791s&link_type=abstract
Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.320, p.791-798
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Stars: Standard, Binaries: Spectroscopic, Binaries: Visual, Stars: Individual: {Gamma} Gem
Scientific paper
Analysis of an extensive collection of 730 spectroscopic observations of the bright A0IV star γ Gem lead to the following conclusions: (1) A new orbital solution is presented. Some hints of a small gradual increase of the systemic velocity were found but cannot be taken as real until confirmed by continuing observations. There is still no compelling evidence of the apsidal motion, however. (2) A new, more accurate value of the projected rotational velocity of the primary, (10.2+/-0.2)km/s, was derived from the 2Å/mm spectrograms. Together with available estimates of the radius of the primary it sets up an upper limit of about one month on its rotational period. Period analyses of the O-C velocity deviations from the orbital solution revealed no significant periodic RV variations on time scales from 0.01d to 30.0d which we could assign to the rotation of the star or pulsations as they are to expect in case that γ Gem is a member of the so-called Maia sequence. (3) We confirm the existence of a strong global magnetic field in the atmosphere of γ Gem if we use an empirical correlation between the magnetic field strength and the relative differences of the equivalent widths of a pair of spectral lines belonging to the same multiplet but with different magnetic sensivity.
Gerth Ewald
Harmanec Petr
Hildebrandt Gerald
Lehmann Holger
Scholz Gerhard
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