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EAS Publications Series
Volume 64, 2013
Setting a New Standard in the Analysis of Binary Stars
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| Page(s) | 431 - 432 | |
| Section | Posters | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1364080 | |
| Published online | 25 February 2014 | |
K. Pavlovski, A. Tkachenko and G. Torres (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 64 (2013) 431–432
A Day and Night on HW Vir
1 European Southern Observatory, Alonso de Córdova 3107, Santiago, Chile
2 Institute for Astronomy, K.U. Leuven, Celstijnenlaan 200D, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
3 Department of Astrophysics, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
We present a preliminary analysis of time-resolved X-shooter spectroscopy of HW Vir, a post-common envelope binary system, comprising of hot subdwarf B primary and a cool M dwarf secondary. Aiming at detecting and analysing the irradiated light of the superheated hemisphere of the M dwarf, we demonstrate that HW Vir is a bona fide double lined system allowing us to directly derive the masses of both stars and consequently backtrack the controversial evolution of subdwarf B stars and test the mass-radius relation of low mass stars.
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