Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2010-03-18
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
21 pages, including 5 tables and 5 figures.
Scientific paper
Variations in the equivalent width of the neutral potassium line at 7699A are reported, during ingress and into totality of the current eclipse of the enigmatic eclipsing binary epsilon Aurigae. The increase and plateaus of line strength are correlated with new system parameters and interferometric imaging constraints, plus ancillary data being reported contemporaneously. Together, these data reveal structural details of the transiting disc, never before measured. Measured ring and gap placements do not immediately fit any proposed model using simple tidal estimation. However, we predict egress times of interest and urge continued monitoring of this star during the balance of its eclipse, and encourage theoretical treatment of the disc substructure to be pursued.
Leadbeater Robin
Stencel Robert
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