Naslov
Chemical evolution of high-mass stars in close binaries. II. The evolved component of the eclipsing binary V380 Cygni

Autori
Pavlovski, Krešimir ; Tamajo, Ettore ; Koubsky, Pavel ; Southworth, John ; Yang, Stevenson ; Kolbas, Vladimir

Izvornik
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (0035-8711) 400 (2009), 2; 791-804

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Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
elemental abundances; spectroscopy; binary stars; fundamental parameters

Sažetak
The eclipsing and double-lined spectroscopic binary V380\, Cyg is an extremely important probe of stellar evolution: its primary component is a high-mass star at the brink of leaving the main sequence whereas the secondary star is still in the early part of its main sequence lifetime. We present extensive high-resolution \'echelle and grating spectroscopy from Ondrejov, Calar Alto, Victoria and La Palma. We apply spectral disentangling to unveil the individual spectra of the two stars and obtain new spectroscopic elements. The secondary star contributes only about 6\% of the total light, which remains the main limitation to measuring the system's characteristics. We determine improved physical properties, finding masses $13.1 \pm 0.3$ and $7.8 \pm 0.1$ \Msun, radii $16.2 \pm 0.3$ and $4.06 \pm 0.08$ \Rsun, and effective temperatures $21\, 750 \pm 280$ and $21\, 600 \pm 550$ K, for the primary and secondary components respectively. We perform a detailed abundance analysis by fitting non-LTE theoretical line profiles to the disentangled spectrum of the evolved primary star, and reveal an elemental abundance pattern reminiscent of a typical nearby B star. Contrary to the predictions of recent theoretical evolution models with rotational mixing, no trace of abundance modifications due to the CNO cycle are detected. No match can be found between the predictions of these models and the properties of the primary star: a mass discrepancy of 1.5\Msun\ exists and remains unexplained.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Fizika

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