Features of gaia DR3 spectroscopic binaries I. Tidal circularization of main-sequence stars
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stad999
Abstract: Previous studies pointed out that many observed samples of short-period binaries display a cutoff period, Pcut, such that almost all binaries with periods shorter than Pcut have circular orbits. This feature is probably due to… read more here.
Keywords: features gaia; gaia dr3; circularization; main sequence ... See more keywords