WR20a: a massive cornerstone binary system comprising two extreme early-type stars

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2004-04-28

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0404551v1

Astron.Astrophys. 420 (2004) L9

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

5 pages, 3 figures, accepted by A&A Letters

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20040150

We analyse spectroscopic observations of WR20a revealing that this star is a massive early-type binary system with a most probable orbital period of \sim 3.675 days. Our spectra indicate that both components are most likely of WN6ha or O3If^*/WN6ha spectral type. The orbital solution for a period of 3.675 days yields extremely large minimum masses of 70.7 \pm 4.0 and 68.8 \pm 3.8 M_{\odot} for the two stars. These properties make WR20a a cornerstone system for the study of massive star evolution.

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