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Title: Binary stars observed with adaptive optics at the starfire optical range

Abstract

In reviewing observations taken of binary stars used as calibration objects for non-astronomical purposes with adaptive optics on the 3.5 m Starfire Optical Range telescope over the past 2 years, one-fifth of them were found to be off-orbit. In order to understand such a high number of discrepant position angles and separations, all previous observations in the Washington Double Star Catalog for these rogue binaries were obtained from the Naval Observatory. Adding our observations to these yields new orbits for all, resolving the discrepancies. We have detected both components of γ Gem for the first time, and we have shown that 7 Cam is an optical pair, not physically bound.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Air Force Research Laboratory, Directed Energy Directorate, RDSAM, 3550 Aberdeen Avenue SE, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5776 (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22339982
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Astronomical Journal (New York, N.Y. Online)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 147; Journal Issue: 3; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1538-3881
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
79 ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; BINARY STARS; CALIBRATION; CATALOGS; COMPUTER-AIDED MANUFACTURING; ORBITS; TELESCOPES; VISIBLE RADIATION

Citation Formats

Drummond, Jack D. Binary stars observed with adaptive optics at the starfire optical range. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/147/3/65.
Drummond, Jack D. Binary stars observed with adaptive optics at the starfire optical range. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-6256/147/3/65
Drummond, Jack D. 2014. "Binary stars observed with adaptive optics at the starfire optical range". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-6256/147/3/65.
@article{osti_22339982,
title = {Binary stars observed with adaptive optics at the starfire optical range},
author = {Drummond, Jack D.},
abstractNote = {In reviewing observations taken of binary stars used as calibration objects for non-astronomical purposes with adaptive optics on the 3.5 m Starfire Optical Range telescope over the past 2 years, one-fifth of them were found to be off-orbit. In order to understand such a high number of discrepant position angles and separations, all previous observations in the Washington Double Star Catalog for these rogue binaries were obtained from the Naval Observatory. Adding our observations to these yields new orbits for all, resolving the discrepancies. We have detected both components of γ Gem for the first time, and we have shown that 7 Cam is an optical pair, not physically bound.},
doi = {10.1088/0004-6256/147/3/65},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22339982}, journal = {Astronomical Journal (New York, N.Y. Online)},
issn = {1538-3881},
number = 3,
volume = 147,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2014},
month = {Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2014}
}