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The WIYN Open Cluster Study Photometric Binary Survey: Initial Findings for NGC 188 | Peter M Frinchaboy
; Danielle Nielsen
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17 Sep 2007 | Abstract: | The WIYN open cluster study (WOCS) has been working to yield precise
magnitudes in the Johnson-Kron-Cousins UBVRI system for all stars in the field
of a selection of ’’prototypical’’ open clusters. Additionally, WOCS is using
radial velocities to obtain orbit solutions for all cluster binary stars with
periods of less than 1000 days. Recently, WOCS is being expanded to include the
near-infrared JHK_s (deep ground-based plus 2MASS) and mid-infrared ([3.6],
[4.5], [5.8], [8.0]) photometry from Spitzer/IRAC observations. This
multi-wavelength data (0.3--8.0 microns) allows us photometrically to identify
binaries, with mass ratios from 1.0--0.3, across a wide range of primary
masses. The spectral energy distribution (SED) fitter by Robitaille et al.
(2007) is used to fit the fluxes of 10--12 bands, converted from the observed
magnitudes, to Kurucz stellar models. Using this photometric technique, we find
that NGC 188 has a binary fraction of 36--49% and provide a star-by-star
comparison to the WOCS radial velocity-based binary study. | Source: | arXiv, 0709.2725 | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites |
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