Formation of a Rapidly Rotating Classical Be-star in a Massive Close Binary System

This paper investigates the spin-up of a mass-accreting star in a close binary system passing through the first stage of mass exchange in the Hertzsprung gap. Inside an accreting star, angular momentum is carried by meridional circulation and shear turbulence. The circulation carries part of the angular momentum of the accreted layers to the accretor's surface. The greater the rate of arrival of angular momentum in the accretor is, the greater this part. It is assumed that this part of the angular momentum can be removed by the disk further from the accretor. If the angular momentum in the matter entering the accretor is more than half the Keplerian value, then the angular momentum obtained by the accretor during mass exchange stage does not depend on the rate of arrival of angular momentum. The accretor may have the characteristics of a Be-star immediately after the end of mass exchange.

Type Ia Supernova Explosions in Binary Systems:A Review

Type Ia supernovae(SNe Ia)play a key role in the fields of astrophysics and cosmology.It is widely accepted that SNe Ia arise from thermonuclear explosions of white dwarfs(WDs)in binary systems.However,there is no consensus on the fundamental aspects of the nature of SN Ia progenitors and their actual explosion mechanism.This fundamentally flaws our understanding of these important astrophysical objects.In this review,we outline the diversity of SNe Ia and the proposed progenitor models and explosion mechanisms.We discuss the recent theoretical and observational progress in addressing the SN Ia progenitor and explosion mechanism in terms of the observables at various stages of the explosion,including rates and delay times,pre-explosion companion stars,ejecta–companion interaction,early excess emission,early radio/X-ray emission from circumstellar material interaction,surviving companion stars,late-time spectra and photometry,polarization signals and supernova remnant properties.Despite the efforts from both the theoretical and observational sides,questions of how the WDs reach an explosive state and what progenitor systems are more likely to produce SNe Ia remain open.No single published model is able to consistently explain all observational features and the full diversity of SNe Ia.This may indicate that either a new progenitor paradigm or an improvement in current models is needed if all SNe Ia arise from the same origin.An alternative scenario is that different progenitor channels and explosion mechanisms contribute to SNe Ia.In the next decade,the ongoing campaigns with the James Webb Space Telescope,Gaia and the Zwicky Transient Facility,and upcoming extensive projects with the Vera C.Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time and the Square Kilometre Array will allow us to conduct not only studies of individual SNe Ia in unprecedented detail but also systematic investigations for different subclasses of SNe Ia.This will advance theory and observations of SNe Ia sufficiently far to gain a deeper understanding of their origin and explosion mechanism.

Vapor-liquid equilibrium modeling for binary system of R152a/R1234ze(E)

At present,the environment impact of refrigerants has been given attention.The binary mixture R152a/R1234ze(E)is an environmentally friendly refrigerant,which solves problems of poor cooling performance of the R1234ze(E)cycle and flammability of R152a.In order to obtain its basic thermal and physical parameters,it is necessary to carry out vapor-liquid equilibrium(VLE)research,and the cubic equation of states(EOS)is often used in the calculation of the thermodynamic properties of mixtures.In this paper,the VLE predicted models for R152a/R1234ze(E)in the temperature range of 298.15-328.15 K were constructed using Soave-Redlich-Kwong(SRK),Peng-Robinson(PR)equations of state(EOS)combined with van der Waals(vd W),Huron-Vidal(HV)mixing rules,respectively.The equilibrium pressures and vapor-phase mole fractions of the models were obtained by calculation,and all four models presented an extreme correlation with the experimental data.And it can be concluded that the calculated results of the PR+HV model are closer to the experimental data than those of the other three models,with the average absolute deviation of 0.0027 for vapor-phase mole fraction(AAD(ycal))and the average absolute relative deviation of 0.243%for equilibrium pressure(AARD(pcal)),which provides a basis for accurately calculating the thermophysical properties of the mixture R152a/R1234ze(E).

Light Curve Analysis of the AP Dor Binary System using Ground-based and TESS Observations

The short-period eclipsing binary AP Dor’s first in-depth and multiband photometric solutions are presented.We made use of our eight nights of ground-based opportunity at a southern hemisphere observatory,and twelve sectors of TESS observations.We extracted eight and 1322 minima from our observations and TESS,respectively.We suggest a new linear ephemeris based on the trend of orbital period variations using the Markov chain Monte Carlo(MCMC)approach.The PHysics Of Eclipsing BinariEs(PHOEBE)Python code and the MCMC approach were utilized for the light curve analysis.This system did not require a starspot for the light curve solutions.We calculated the absolute parameters of the system by applying the Gaia DR3 parallax method.The orbital angular momentum(J_(0))of AP Dor indicates that this system is located in a region corresponding to contact binaries.According to our results,this system is an overcontact binary system with a mass ratio of 0.584,a fillout factor of 48%,and an inclination of 53°.The positions of component stars in the AP Dor system on the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram are found.

Speckle-interferometric Study of Close Visual Binary System HIP 11253(HD 14874)using Gaia(DR2 and EDR3)

We present a comprehensive set of physical and geometrical parameters for each of the components of the close visual binary system HIP 11253(HD 14874).We present an analysis for the binary and multiple stellar systems with the aim to obtain a match between the overall observational spectral energy distribution of the system and the spectral synthesis created from model atmospheres using Al-Wardat's method for analyzing binary and multiple stellar systems.The epoch positions are used to determine the orbital parameters and the total mass.The parameters of both components are derived as:T_(eff)^(a)=6025,T_(eff)^(b)=4710,logg_(a)=4.55,logg_(b)=4.60,R_(a)=1.125 R_(⊙),R_(b)=0.88R_(⊙),L_(a)=1.849 L_(⊙),L_(b)=0.342 L_(⊙).Our analysis shows that the spectral types of the components are F9 and K3.By combining the orbital solution with the parallax measurements of Gaia DR2 and EDR3,we estimate the individual masses using the H-R diagram as M_(a)=1.09 M_(⊙)and M_(b)=0.59 M_(⊙)for using Gaia DR2 parallax and M_(a)=1.10 M_(⊙)and M_(b)=0.61 M_(⊙)for using Gaia EDR3 parallax.Finally,the location of both system's components on the stellar evolutionary tracks is presented.

The First Multiband Photometric Light Curve Solutions of the V Gru Binary System from the Southern Hemisphere

The first multiband photometric solutions of the short-period V Gru eclipsing binary from the southern hemisphere are presented in this study.Light curves of the system were observed through BVI filters at the Congarinni Observatory in Australia for 15 nights.In addition to the new ground-based data,we also used the TESS observations in two sectors.We analyzed the light curves of the system using the PHysics Of Eclipsing BinariEs(PHOEBE)2.4.7 version code to achieve the best accordance with the photometric observations.The solutions suggest that V Gru is a near-contact binary system with q=1.302(81)mass ratio,f_(1)=0.010(23),f_(2)=-0.0.009(21),and i=73.45(38).We considered the two hot spots on the hotter and cooler components for the light curve analysis.We extracted the minima times from the light curves based on the Markov Chain Monte Carlo(MCMC)approach.Using our new light curves,TESS,and additional literature minima,we computed the ephemeris of V Gru.The system’s eclipse timing variation trend was determined using the MCMC method.This system is a good and challenging case for future studies.

Modified Masses and Parallaxes of Close Binary Systems: HD 39438

We present the detailed fundamental stellar parameters of the close visual binary system HD 39438 for the first time. We used Al-Wardat's method for analyzing binary and multiple stellar systems. The method implements Kurucz's plane parallel model atmospheres to construct synthetic spectral energy distributions(SEDs) for both components of the system. It then combines the results of the spectroscopic analysis with the photometric analysis and compares them with the observed ones to construct the best synthetic SED for the combined system. The analysis gives the precise fundamental parameters of the individual components of the system. Based on the positions of the components of HD 39438 on the H-R diagram, and evolutionary and isochrone tracks, we found that the system belongs to the main sequence stars with masses of 1.24 and 0.98 solar masses for the components A and B, respectively, and age of 1.995 Gyr for both components. The main result of HD 39438 is new dynamical parallax, which is estimated to be 16.689 ± 0.03 mas.

Photometric and Spectroscopic Study of Two Low Mass Ratio Contact Binary Systems:CRTS J225828.7-121122 and CRTSJ030053.5+230139

The study reports photometric and spectroscopic observations of two recently recognized contact binary systems.Both systems show total eclipses and analysis of the light curves indicates both have very low mass ratios of less than 0.3.We derive absolute parameters from color and distance based calibrations and show that,although both have low mass ratios,they are likely to be in a stable orbit and unlikely to merge.In other respects,both systems have characteristics similar to other contact binaries with the secondary larger and brighter than their main sequence counterparts and we also find that the secondary is considerably denser than the primary in both systems.

First Detailed Photometric Investigation on the Nature of Contact Binary System AA Cet

The TESS light curve(LC)of the marginal contact binary A A Cet was analyzed simultaneously with the radial velocity and the orbital period(OP)change of the system was investigated.The physical parameters of the system were obtained by analyzing the LC of A A Cet with the Wilson-Devinney method,and the absolute parameters of the components were calculated using the results obtained.For the components of AA Cet,the masses and radii were calculated as M_(1)=1.39±0.04 M_⊙,M_(2)=0.48±0.02 M_⊙,and R_(1)=1.64±0.03 R_⊙,R_(2)=1.01±0.04 R_⊙,respectively.AA Cet is a marginal contact binary with a temperature difference of 1305 K between its components.A total of 14 eclipse times were obtained from the TESS data and used in the OP analysis together with those collected from the literature.It has been observed that the change in the OP of AA Cet is in the form of a decreasing parabola.Conservative mass transfer between the components has been interpreted as the reason for this change.The OP decrease amount of A A Cet was obtained as dP/dt=0.0062±0.0006 s yr^(-1).and the reason for this decrease was attributed to a 3.3(9)×10^(-8)M_⊙.mass transfer per year from the more massive component to the less massive one.The age of A A Cet has been estimated as 7 Gyr,as the age of contact systems helps us to understand their evolution.

Study on Phase Equilibrium Properties for CO_(2)^+ Cosolvent Binary Systems

In this study, the constant volume, visual method is used to measure the critical point of CO_(2)+toluene, CO_(2)+cyclohexane, CO_(2)+n-butyraldehyde, CO_(2)+i-butyraldehyde, CO_(2)+methanol and CO_(2)+alcohol binary systems. The relationship between critical point and the concentration of the entrainer for different substances has been discussed, and the comparison of the phase behavior of single component system and that of binary systems have been carried out.

A Prediction of the Excess Partial Molar Free Energies of MgCl_2 in the KCI-MgCl_2-LiCl Molten Salt System Containing MgCl_2 below 0.5 from Thermodynamic Properties of Binary Systems

The thermodynamical properties of MgCl2 in KCI-MgCl2-LiCl molten electrolytes containing MgCl2 below 0.5 （mole fraction, the same below） have been determined from the interchange energies of two binary systems KCI-MgCl2 and LiCI-MgCl2, by means of a model on the assumptions that the electrolytes in the solution are treated as independent particles instead of their ion forms and the interchange energy between the component pair KCI-LiCl is ignored when compared with those of component pairs KCl-MgCl2 and MgCl2-LiCl. The interchange energies, wKCl-MgCl2 and wMgcCl2-Licl, are obtained as-70000 and -13800 J.mol-1, from the corresponding binary solutions, respectively.

Physical Properties of an Eclipsing Binary System, YY Eridani

Photometric observations of an eclipsing binary system, YY Eridani were done in blue (B) and yellow (V) wavelength bands and, finally, the light curve in each wavelength band was constructed. Orbital elements and physical properties of YY Eridani have been calculated using observational data of Binnendijk (1965) and authors have developed Wilson Devinney technique in analyzing the best solution of this eclipsing binary system. More physical parameters eg: orbital inclination, gravity darkening exponent, effective temperature, gravitational potential etc. of each component were calculated in this research for the best solution of YY Eridani. Synthetic light curves which were constructed from the best solution are in good correspondence with observational light curves of Binnendijk. When comparing with observational light curves obtained from this research, it was found that there exist the phase shift of 0 1. It is possible that physical properties of YY Eridani have been changed due to the rotation of its major axis or mass transfer mechanism of the system.

Orbital and physical parameters of the close binary system GJ 9830(HIP 116259)

We present the complete set of physical and geometrical parameters of the visual close binary system GJ 9830 for the first time by applying Al-Wardat’s complex method.This method combines magnitude difference from speckle interferometry,synthetic spectral energy distributions of the binary components which are constructed based on grids of Kurucz blanketed models(ATLAS9),and the orbital solution using Tokovinin’s dynamical method to estimate the parameters of individual components.The analysis of the system by employing synthetic photometry resulted in the following set of parameters:Teff= 6220 ± 100 K,log g = 4.30 ± 0.12,R = 1.10 ± 0.08 R⊙for the primary component and Teff= 4870 ± 100 K,log g = 4.60 ± 0.11,R = 0.709 ± 0.07 R⊙for the secondary component.The recently published dynamical parallax from the Gaia space mission was used to calculate the total mass of the binary system as 1.75 ± 0.06 M⊙,which coincides with those estimated using Al-Wardat’s method as MA= 1.18 ± 0.10 M⊙,MB= 0.75 ± 0.08 M⊙.The analysis of the system reveals that both components are characteristic of main sequence stars and have an age of around 1.4 ± 0.50 Gyr.The evolutionary tracks and isochrones of the system’s components are discussed,and the fragmentation process is suggested as the most likely process for the formation of the system.

Motion of the moonlet in the binary system 243 Ida

The motion of the moonlet Dactyl in the binary system 243 Ida is investigated in this paper. First, periodic orbits in the vicinity of the primary are calculated, including the orbits around the equilibrium points and large-scale orbits. The Floquet multipliers' topological cases of periodic orbits are calculated to study the orbits' stabilities. During the continuation of the retrograde near-circular orbits near the equatorial plane, two period-doubling bifurcations and one Neimark–Sacker bifurcation occur one by one, leading to two stable regions and two unstable regions. Bifurcations occur at the boundaries of these regions. Periodic orbits in the stable regions are all stable, but in the unstable regions are all unstable. Moreover, many quasi-periodic orbits exist near the equatorial plane. Long-term integration indicates that a particle in a quasi-periodic orbit runs in a space like a tire. Quasi-periodic orbits in different regions have different styles of motion indicated by the Poincare sections. There is the possibility that moonlet Dactyl is in a quasi-periodic orbit near the stable region I, which is enlightening for the stability of the binary system.

Investigation of the stable and the metastable liquidus miscibility gaps in Fe–Sn and Fe–Cu binary systems

Two kinds of experimental methods were tried in the present work:(i)the powder metallurgy method combined with differential thermal analysis(DTA)to determine the metastable liquidus miscibility gap for a Fe–Cu binary system and(ii)the high-temperature melting method combined with isothermal treatment to determine the stable liquidus miscibility gap for a Fe–Sn binary system.The experimental method was adopted according to the characteristics of the liquidus miscibility gap of the specific system.Using the powder metallurgy method,a uniform microstructure morphology and chemical composition was obtained in the DTA specimen,and the phase-separation temperature of the supercooled metastable liquid was measured.The isothermal treatment was applied for the samples inside the stable liquidus miscibility gap;here,equilibrated compositions were reached,and a layered morphology was formed after rapid cooling.The liquid miscibility gaps of the Fe–Cu and Fe–Sn binary systems were measured,and the peak temperatures of the corresponding miscibility gaps were determined to be about 1417°C at x(Cu)=0.465 at%and 1350°C at x(Sn)=0.487 at%,respectively.On the basis of the experimental results,both the Fe–Cu and the Fe–Sn binary systems were thermodynamically assessed.

OPERATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF BATCH DISTILLATION FOR A BINARY SYSTEM

Batch distillation,basically different from continuous distillation which is a steady stateprocess,appears to be an unsteady state process in its mathematical description.The theoreticalanalysis of its operation comprises a concomitant consideration of the stage-wise separation andthe equations of material balance as well as enthalpy balance.Based upon the batch distillationpractice of NMP-water system,this paper reveals the necessity and advantage of a computerizedtreatment for this purpose.Numerical results not only explain the experimental phenomena andprovide a design scheme,but also lead to the optimization of the operation condition.

A close-in substellar object orbiting the sd OB-type eclipsing-binary system NSVS 14256825

NSVS 14256825 is the second discovered sdOB+dM eclipsing-binary system with an orbital period of 2.65 h. This special binary was reported to contain circumbinary planets or brown dwarfs by using the timing method. However, different results were derived by different authors because of the insufficient coverage of eclipse timings. Since 2008, we have monitored this binary for about 10 yr using several telescopes and 84 new times of light minimum were obtained with high precision. It is found that the O-C curve has been increasing recently and it shows a cyclic variation with a period of 8.83 yr and an amplitude of 46.31 seconds. The cyclic change cannot be explained by magnetic activity cycles of the red dwarf component because the required energy is much larger than that radiated by this component in one whole period. This cyclic change detected in NSVS 14256825 could be explained by the light-travel time effect via the presence of a third body. The lowest mass of the third body is determined to be 14.15 Mjupwhich is in the transition range between planets and brown dwarfs. The substellar object is orbiting around this evolved binary at an orbital separation of around 3 AU with an eccentricity of 0.12. These results indicate that NSVS 14256825 is the first sdOB-type eclipsing binary consisting of a hierarchical substellar object.The detection of a close-in substellar companion to NSVS 14256825 will provide some insights on the formation and evolution of sdOB-type binaries and their companions.

Evolution Toward the Observational Features of a Stripped Envelope TypeⅡb Supernova in a Binary System

TypeⅡb supernovae(SNeⅡb)that have a thin layer of hydrogen left in their outer envelope have been believed to belong to core collapse supernovae.Mass transfer via Roche lobe overflow can significantly change the nucleosynthesis and surface chemical elements of the progenitors of SNeⅡb.We aim to explore what conditions a close binary can meet with the observational features of SNeⅡb.We find that an observed low mass SNⅡb cannot be produced by a low mass isolated star with M<20,M_(⊙)due to the existence of a thick hydrogen envelope regardless of rotation.Binaries dominate as progenitors in the mass interval(i.e.,M<20 M_(⊙))considered in this paper.The 16 M_(⊙),primary with a 14 M_(⊙) companion in a binary system with~10 days <P_(orb) <720 days can reproduce observational features of SNe Ⅱb(i.e.,T_(eff),log L/L_(⊙),M_(He),M_(H),etc.).With the decrease of the hydrogen-rich envelope mass,the radius of the progenitor shrinks.The associated types of SNⅡb progenitors from RSGs and YSGs to BSGs are closely related to the amount of hydrogen left in the envelopes.Rotation can bring the production of the CNO reaction to the stellar surface at an early phase,which would explain the nitrogen-rich circumstellar material of SN 1993 J and can also explain the large He/H ratio of supernova ejecta.Rotation can increase the corresponding region of the orbital period which can produce an SNⅡb.

Evolution of Close Binary System Parameter Distributions

In this paper,we investigate the orbital and stellar parameters of low-and intermediate-mass close binary systems.We use models,presented in the catalog of Han et al.and calculate parameters of accretors.We also construct distributions of systems along luminosity,semimajor axis and angular momentum,and make some conclusions on their evolution with time.We compare the results with observational data and it shows a good agreement.The set of theoretical models published quite adequately describes the observational data and,consequently,can be used to determine the evolutionary path of specific close binary systems,their initial parameter values and final stages.

The Spin-up of a Star Gaining Mass in a Close Binary System on the Thermal Time Scale

We investigate the exchange of mass in a binary system as a channel through which a Be star can receive a rapid rotation.The mass-transfer phase in a massive close binary system in the Hertzsprung-gap is accompanied by the spinning up of the accreting component.We consider a case when the mass of the accreting component increases by 1.5 times.The component acquires mass and angular momentum while in a state of critical rotation.The angular momentum of the component increases by 50 times.Meridional circulation effectively transports angular momentum inside the component during the mass-transfer phase and during the thermal timescale after the end of the mass-transfer phase.As a result of mass transfer,the component acquires the rotation typical of classical Be stars.