Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-09-18
Astron.Astrophys. 429 (2005) 939-943
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
accepted for publication in A&A
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20041724
We present radial-velocity measurements obtained using high- and intermediate-resolution spectroscopic observations of the classical T Tauri star UZ Tau East obtained from 1994 to 1996. We also provide measurements of H$\alpha$ equivalent widths and optical veiling. Combining our radial-velocity data with those recently reported by Prato et al. (2002), we improve the orbital elements for this spectroscopic binary. The orbital period is 18.979$\pm$0.007 days and the eccentricity is e=0.14. We find variability in the H$_\alpha$ emission and veiling, signposts of accretion, but at periastron passage the accretion is not as clearly enhanced as in the case of the binary DQ Tau. The difference in the behaviour of these two binaries is consistent with the hydrodynamical models of accretion from circumbinary disks because UZ Tau East has lower eccentricity than DQ Tau. It seems that enhanced periastron accretion may occur only in systems with very high eccentricity (e$>$0.5).
Delfosse Xavier
Magazzu Antonio
Martin Eduardo L.
Mathieu Robert D.
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