Adaptive Optics Photometry and Astrometry of Binary Stars. II. A Multiplicity Survey of B Stars

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Astrometry, Binaries: Close, Binaries: Visual, Instrumentation: Adaptive Optics, Techniques: Photometric

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We carried out a search for companions to B stars using the adaptive optics system of the Advanced Electro-Optical System 3.6 m telescope. We observed 70 B stars in the I band, finding 16 companions, 10 of which are newly discovered companions. For each system with a detected companion we give its measured astrometry and differential magnitude. We then put the observation in context of the system's known multiplicity and provide a somewhat crude estimate of its spectral type based on the single differential magnitude measurement. The separations range from 0.2" to 7.31", and the differential magnitudes range from 1.41+/-0.01 to 10.1+/-0.5. Finally, we present a list of the null detections and discuss the implications of null detections of selected stars.
Based on observations made at the Maui Space Surveillance System, operated by Detachment 15 of the US Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy Directorate.

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