The remarkable visual binary system VW Arietis: Chemical composition of its components

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Abundance, Binary Stars, Size Determination, Stellar Atmospheres, Stellar Composition, Stellar Mass, Stellar Spectra, Stellar Temperature, Astronomical Spectroscopy, Atmospheric Composition, Calcium, Data Reduction, Iron, Metallicity, Spectrum Analysis

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We present results of a spectroscopic investigation of the A and B components of the visual binary VW Ari. Results are as follows: (1) The atmospheric parameters for the stars are Teff = 7100 K, log g = 3.7 (A component), Teff = 7300 K, log g = 4.3, Vt = 1.9 km/s (B component); (2) the masses and radii are: RA approximately equal to 3.5 solar radii, RB approximately equal to 1.6 solar radii; MA approximately equal to 2.2 solar mass, MB approximately equal to 1.8 solar mass; (3) abundances of 16 elements have been determined for VW Ari B. This star shows solarlike chemical composition for most of the elements. (4) Because of the complicated spectrum of VW Ari A (only a few very shallow lines are seen), we were able to estimate only Ca and Fe abundances in its atmosphere: (Ca/H) = -0.73, (Fe/H) = -0.46. The remarkable metallicity difference between the components strongly supports the hypothesis of stellar capture as the most probable origin of the VW Ari system.

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