Triage of astrometric binaries – how to find triple systems and dormant black hole secondaries in the Gaia orbits
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stz1636
Abstract: Preparing for the expected wealth of Gaia detections, we consider here a simple algorithm for classifying unresolved astrometric binaries with main-sequence (MS) primary into three classes: binaries with a probable MS secondary, with two possible… read more here.
Keywords: astrometric binaries; mass ratio; triple systems; black hole ... See more keywords