Universe (Oct 2022)

Physical Properties of Three Eclipsing Binaries of V Crt, WY Cnc and CG Cyg with Radio Radiation

  • Yao Cheng,
  • Liyun Zhang,
  • Qingfeng Pi,
  • Zhongzhong Zhu,
  • Xianming L. Han,
  • Prabhakar Misra,
  • Zilu Yang,
  • Baoda Li,
  • Linyan Jiang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/universe8110551
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 11
p. 551

Abstract

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Radio radiation has been detected across the Hertzsprung Russell diagram. We selected three objects with radio radiation (a semi-detached eclipsing binary V Crt, and two detached binaries WY Cnc and CG Cyg) that show magnetic activity. We made new photometric observations using a SARA 60 cm and NAOC 85 cm optical telescopes. Then, we obtained their orbital and starspot parameters by analyzing our light curves and published radial velocities using the updated Wilson-Devinney program. We revised the ephemeris information for V Crt and WY Cnc by analyzing the orbital minimum times. The orbital periods increased by 2.8 (±2.1) ×10−9 d yr−1 for V Crt, which maybe caused by mass transfer. The orbital periods decreased by −8.641 (±0.004) ×10−8 d yr−1 for WY Cnc. Orbital period change for CG Cyg was also found and we used a third-body of M3 of 0.14 M⊙ and a period of approximately 59.20 (0.36) yr to explain that. We also analysed the possible second period oscillation of CG Cyg with a cycle about 18.31 (0.06) yr. The long period changes of WY Cnc and CG Cyg might be caused by magnetic activity or stellar wind, rather than mass transfer.

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