Observing Binaries

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Main Authors: Sana, Hugues, Vrancken, Jasmine
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Published: 2025
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author Sana, Hugues
Vrancken, Jasmine
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Vrancken, Jasmine
contents Binary stars are dynamical systems formed by two stars that are physically bound by the gravitational force. Binary stars are privileged laboratories, allowing one to measure the fundamental properties of stars but also potentially changing the way stars live and die. Because of this, binary stars have continuously played a central role in astrophysics. In this chapter, we focus on the observational properties of binary stars. What are the fundamental quantities that describe binaries? How do we detect and classify them? Which parameters can we constrain for different type of objects?
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spellingShingle Observing Binaries
Sana, Hugues
Vrancken, Jasmine
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Binary stars are dynamical systems formed by two stars that are physically bound by the gravitational force. Binary stars are privileged laboratories, allowing one to measure the fundamental properties of stars but also potentially changing the way stars live and die. Because of this, binary stars have continuously played a central role in astrophysics. In this chapter, we focus on the observational properties of binary stars. What are the fundamental quantities that describe binaries? How do we detect and classify them? Which parameters can we constrain for different type of objects?
title Observing Binaries
topic Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.00548