Preliminary Observational Results of Tidal Synchronization in Detached Solar-Type Binary Stars

Details Preliminary Observational Results of Tidal Synchronization in Detached Solar-Type Binary Stars Preliminary Observational Results of Tidal Synchronization in Detached Solar-Type Binary Stars

2004-12-15

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0412392v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

12 pages, 8 figures,to be published in ASP Conference Series, Tidal Evolution and Oscillations in Binary Stars

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We present preliminary observational results on tidal synchronization in detached solar-type binary stars in the open clusters M35 (NGC2168; ~ 150 Myr) and M34 (NGC1039; ~ 250 Myr). M35 and M34 provide populations of close late-type binaries with ages that make them attractive observational tests of models of tidal synchronization during the early main-sequence phase. A combined dataset of stellar rotation periods from time-series photometry and binary orbital periods and eccentricities from time-series spectroscopy enables us to determine the angular rotation velocity of the primary star and the orbital angular velocity at periastron. Comparison of the stellar and orbital angular velocities provides information about the level of synchronization in individual binary stars.

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