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The magnetic field and stellar masses of the eclipsing binary UV Piscium
Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy.
2019 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

The presence of a magnetic field is shown to affect the evolution and properties of stars. Hence, it is necessary to observe different types of stars to explore these effects. The detached eclipsing binary UV Piscium is the object of interest in this study, where a first step of analyzing its global magnetic field is done. The observational data was collected during 2016, at the 3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope at Mauna Kea, Hawaii. The analysis of the magnetic field is based on the line-addition technique least-squares deconvolution (LDS) of the polarisation signatures, and the aim is to search for circular polarisation signals produced by the Zeeman effect. The result shows a strong circular polarisation signature for the primary star of the binary, which is a direct evidence for the presence of a magnetic field. In contrast to this, the secondary star only shows a weak signal of circular polarisation in one of the analysed observations and further analysis of its magnetic field is needed. The secondary goal of the project was to calculate the stellar masses of the binary. This is done by measuring the radial velocities of the two stars via the line profiles, and preforming an orbital fit. The results gave: M1= 1.0211 ± 0.0040 Msol and M2 = 0.7728 ± 0.0028 Msol.

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2019.
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FYSAST ; FYSKAND1110
Keywords [en]
Eclipsing binary, Magnetic field, Orbital motion, Stellar masses
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Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-389461OAI: oai:DiVA.org:uu-389461DiVA, id: diva2:1337431
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Available from: 2019-08-05 Created: 2019-07-14 Last updated: 2020-07-20Bibliographically approved

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