Spectroscopic Binaries Among lambda Bootis-type Stars

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Authors

PAUNZEN Ernst FRAGA Luciano HEITER Ulrike ILIEV Ilian Kh KAMP Inga PINTADO Olga

Year of publication 2012
Type Article in Proceedings
Conference FROM INTERACTING BINARIES TO EXOPLANETS: ESSENTIAL MODELING TOOLS
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Citation
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1743921311027773
Field Astronomy and astrophysics
Keywords stars: chemically peculiar; delta Scuti; circumstellar matter; binaries: spectroscopic
Description The small group of lambda Bootis stars comprises late B to early F-type stars, with moderate to extreme (up to a factor 100) surface under-abundances of most Fe-peak elements and solar abundances of lighter elements (C, N, O, and S). The main mechanisms responsible for this phenomenon are atmospheric diffusion, meridional mixing, and accretion of material from their surroundings. Especially spectroscopic binary (SB) systems with lambda Bootis-type components are very important to investigate the evolutionary status and accretion process in more details. Because also delta Scuti type pulsation was found for several members, it gives the opportunity to use the tools of astroseismology for further investigations. We present the results of our long term efforts of detailed abundance analysis, orbital parameter estimation and photometric time series analysis for five well investigated SB systems.
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