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Radial velocity variability and the evolution of hot subdwarf stars
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Geier, S., Dorsch, M., Pelisoli, I., Reindl, N., Heber, U. and Irrgang, A. (2022) Radial velocity variability and the evolution of hot subdwarf stars. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 661 . A113. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202143022 ISSN 0004-6361.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202143022
Abstract
Hot subdwarf stars represent a late and peculiar stage in the evolution of low-mass stars, since they are likely formed by close binary interactions. In this work, we perform a radial velocity (RV) variability study of a sample of 646 hot subdwarfs with multi-epoch radial velocities based on spectra from Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) and Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fibre Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST). The atmospheric parameters and RVs were taken from the literature. For stars with archival spectra but without literature values, we determined the parameters by fitting model atmospheres. In addition, we redetermined the atmospheric parameters and RVs for all the He-enriched sdO/Bs. This broad sample allowed us to study RV-variability as a function of the location in the Teff − log g- and Teff − log n(He)/n(H) diagrams in a statistically significant way. We used the fraction of RV-variable stars and the distribution of the maximum RV variations ΔRVmax as diagnostics. Both indicators turned out to be quite inhomogeneous across the studied parameter ranges. A striking feature is the completely dissimilar behaviour of He-poor and He-rich hot subdwarfs. While the former have a high fraction of close binaries, almost no significant RV variations could be detected for the latter. This has led us to the conclusion that there is likely no evolutionary connection between these subtypes. On the other hand, intermediate He-rich- and extreme He-rich sdOB/Os are more likely to be related. Furthermore, we conclude that the vast majority of this population is formed via one or several binary merger channels. Hot subdwarfs with temperatures cooler than ∼24 000 K tend to show fewer and smaller RV-variations. These objects might constitute a new subpopulation of binaries with longer periods and late-type or compact companions. The RV-variability properties of the extreme horizontal branch (EHB) and corresponding post-EHB populations of the He-poor hot subdwarfs match and confirm the predicted evolutionary connection between them. Stars found below the canonical EHB at somewhat higher surface gravities show large RV variations and a high RV variability fraction. These properties are consistent with most of them being low-mass EHB stars or progenitors of low-mass helium white dwarfs in close binaries.
Item Type: | Journal Article | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Subjects: | Q Science > QB Astronomy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Physics | |||||||||||||||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Dwarf stars, Astronomical spectroscopy , Low mass stars, Double stars -- Motion in line of sight, Double stars -- Spectra | |||||||||||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Astronomy & Astrophysics | |||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: | EDP Sciences | |||||||||||||||||||||
ISSN: | 0004-6361 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Official Date: | 12 May 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Volume: | 661 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Number of Pages: | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Article Number: | A113 | |||||||||||||||||||||
DOI: | 10.1051/0004-6361/202143022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | |||||||||||||||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | |||||||||||||||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | |||||||||||||||||||||
Copyright Holders: | ESO | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 28 June 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 29 June 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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