Pulsations in binary stars – a short review
Article
Murphy, S.J.. 2025. "Pulsations in binary stars – a short review." Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnate Pleso. 55 (3), pp. 122-140. https://doi.org/10.31577/caosp.2025.55.3.122
Article Title | Pulsations in binary stars – a short review |
---|---|
ERA Journal ID | 212171 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Murphy, S.J. |
Journal Title | Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnate Pleso |
Journal Citation | 55 (3), pp. 122-140 |
Number of Pages | 19 |
Year | 2025 |
Publisher | Vydavatel'stvo Slovenskej Akademie Vied Veda |
Place of Publication | Slovakia |
ISSN | 1335-1842 |
1336-0337 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.31577/caosp.2025.55.3.122 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.astro.sk/caosp/Eedition/Abstracts/2025/Vol_55/No_3/pp122-140_abstract.html |
Abstract | Asteroseismology has become an indispensable method for measuring stellar ages and radii, while binary systems remain the most prevalent tool for determining stellar masses. The synergy of the two, namely pulsating stars in binary systems, offer even more than the sum of their parts. The sometimes-overwhelming number of pulsation models to be examined for asteroseismic modelling can be tightly constrained when dynamical masses for both components are available. Binaries offer twice the opportunity to measure an asteroseismic age, which is then applicable to both components of a system, often providing ages for stars that are otherwise very difficult to determine. Some stellar physics, such as the strength of internal mixing or of core overshoot, is so difficult to infer that only in binary systems do sufficient constraints exist to advance our asteroseismic models. The pulsations themselves can also be used to infer dynamical masses through pulsation timing, while eclipsing binaries provide opportunities to test asteroseismic scaling relations. In these proceedings of an invited talk I selectively review the synergies afforded by pulsations in binaries, even when their companions are undetectable. I also describe how the field is changing as we become more data rich through each generation of large photometric survey. |
Keywords | asteroseismology; binaries: genera; binaries: eclipsing; stars: oscillations; stars: variables: general |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 510109. Stellar astronomy and planetary systems |
Byline Affiliations | Centre for Astrophysics |
Permalink -
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/zyq15/pulsations-in-binary-stars-a-short-review
Download files
Published Version
1003504798867-12997975563-registration.pdf | ||
License: CC BY 4.0 | ||
File access level: Anyone |
26
total views5
total downloads8
views this month1
downloads this month