HW Vir's Companion: a M-type Dwarf, or maybe a giant rotating spherical Mirror?

dc.creatorEdelmann, Heinz
dc.date2008-09-18
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:03:57Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T10:03:57Z
dc.descriptionFrom optical high-resolution spectra the nature of the unseen companion of HW Vir is determined without detection of any spectral features originating from the secondary itself. Using radial velocity measurements from the primary hot subdwarf B star and from weak additional absorption lines detected close to the secondary eclipse, probably caused by reflected light off the surface of the secondary, the mass and radius of the companion is determined. The values are consistent with those of a M type main sequence star.
dc.description8 pages, 4 figures, Proceedings of the 3rd Meeting on Hot Subdwarf Stars and Related Objects, U. Heber, S. Jeffery, Napiwotzki eds. 2008, ASP Conference Series, 392, 187
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0809.3260
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0809.3260
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/169486
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleHW Vir's Companion: a M-type Dwarf, or maybe a giant rotating spherical Mirror?
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