An Estimate of the Binary Star Fraction among Young Stars at the Galactic Center: Possible Evidence of a Radial Dependence

An Estimate of the Binary Star Fraction among Young Stars at the Galactic Center: Possible Evidence of a Radial Dependence

We present the first estimate of the intrinsic binary fraction of young stars across the central ≈0.4 pc surrounding the supermassive black hole (SMBH) at the Milky Way Galactic center (GC). This experiment searched for photometric variability in 102 spectroscopically confirmed young stars, using 11...

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Main Authors: Abhimat K. Gautam, Tuan Do, Andrea M. Ghez, Devin S. Chu, Matthew W. Hosek Jr., Shoko Sakai, Smadar Naoz, Mark R. Morris, Anna Ciurlo, Zoë Haggard, Jessica R. Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
Subjects:
Galactic center
Binary stars
Eclipsing binary stars
Star formation
Dynamical evolution
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad26e6

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https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad26e6

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