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Page 1: CCD Observations and Preliminary Analysis of the “End-of-the-Line” W UMa Eclipsing Binary V523 Cas Presenting Authors: Russell M. Genet, Orion Observatory

CCD Observations and CCD Observations and Preliminary Analysis of thePreliminary Analysis of the “End-of-the-Line” W UMa “End-of-the-Line” W UMa Eclipsing Binary V523 CasEclipsing Binary V523 Cas

Presenting Authors:Presenting Authors:Russell M. Genet, Orion ObservatoryRussell M. Genet, Orion ObservatoryThomas C. Smith, Dark Ridge ObservatoryThomas C. Smith, Dark Ridge Observatory

Contributing Authors:Dirk Terrell, Southwest Research InstituteLaurance Doyle, SETI Institute

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Program OverviewProgram Overview

• First year “pilot”• Concentrated on two W UMa binaries

• Complete light curves every night

• Often from two observatories

• Primary science goal• Study changes in light curve shapes

• Secondary science goals• Precise seasonal ephemeredes

• Consider hot “Jupiter” transits

• Technical goals• Develop analytical tools

• Explore photometric precision

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Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline

• Introduction to W UMa Binaries

• Observations and Reduction

• V523 Cas Preliminary Analysis

• V523 Cas “Movie”

• Question & Answers

Russ

Tom

Russ

Tom

All

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Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline

• Introduction to W UMa Binaries

• Observations and Reduction

• V523 Cas Preliminary Analysis

• V523 Cas “Movie”

• Question & Answers

Russ

Tom

Russ

Tom

All

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• Photometric / Magnetic Variability

• Intrinsic Period Changes

• Third – Body Period Changes

• Planetary Transits

Introduction to W UMa BinariesIntroduction to W UMa Binaries

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• Photometric / Magnetic Variability

• Intrinsic Period Changes

• Third – Body Period Changes

• Planetary Transits

Introduction to W UMa BinariesIntroduction to W UMa Binaries

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W UMa’s BinariesW UMa’s Binaries

• Over contact

• Dissimilar stars

Common envelope

Yet nearly same temperature

• Very Different masses

• Huge transfer of energy

Large to small

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Color – Period RelationshipColor – Period Relationship

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Color – Period RelationshipColor – Period Relationship

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A W

More evolved

Higher masses

Thicker envelopes

Unevolved

Lower masses

Cannot achieve equilibrium

Period changes

Light curve variabilityBrighter star

Dimmer star

A and W Type W-UMa Binaries

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W Type W UMa VariabilityW Type W UMa Variability

• Large Rosby number Fast rotators

Long convection turnover times

• For single stars Late Slow rotator

• For W UMa Late Fast rotator

• Ideal “laboratories” for magnetic activity

• Revealed through changing light curves

• “Movies” instead of disjointed snapshots

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Bright Northern Short Period W UMa’sBright Northern Short Period W UMa’s

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• Photometric / Magnetic Variability

• Intrinsic Period Changes

• Third – Body Period Changes

• Planetary Transits

Introduction to W UMa BinariesIntroduction to W UMa Binaries

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Intrinsic Period ChangesIntrinsic Period Changes

• Angular Momentum Loss• Gravitational radiation

• Mass loss

• Magnetic breaking

• Mass transfer between stars

• Applegate effect

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• Photometric / Magnetic Variability

• Intrinsic Period Changes

• Third – Body Period Changes

• Planetary Transits

Introduction to W UMa BinariesIntroduction to W UMa Binaries

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SETI Visit with Laurance DoyleSETI Visit with Laurance Doyle

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BarycentersBarycenters

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V523 Cas Long-Term O-CV523 Cas Long-Term O-C

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CM Dra ProgramCM Dra Program

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• Photometric / Magnetic Variability

• Intrinsic Period Changes

• Third – Body Period Changes

• Planetary Transits

Introduction to W UMa BinariesIntroduction to W UMa Binaries

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Transit PerspectiveTransit Perspective

II

I

Inclination Angle

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High Inclination W UMa StarsHigh Inclination W UMa Stars

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Solar Radii vs. Line-of-Sight Solar Radii vs. Line-of-Sight Inclination AngleInclination Angle

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Three Transit PlotsThree Transit Plots

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Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline

• Introduction to W UMa Binaries

• Observations and Reduction

• V523 Cas Preliminary Analysis

• V523 Cas “Movie”

• Question & Answers

Russ

Tom

Russ

Tom

All

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Dark Ridge Observatory (DRO)Dark Ridge Observatory (DRO)

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Orion Observatory (OO)Orion Observatory (OO)

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Image Reduction FlowchartImage Reduction Flowchart

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DRO/OO Observational Database 2004DRO/OO Observational Database 2004

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Light-Curve DatabaseLight-Curve Database

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Raw Text File to Raw Excel 25KSub buildPhase() ' use the getPhase function to populate the phase field Dim myDb As Database Dim myRs As Recordset Set myDb = CurrentDb() Set myRs = myDb.OpenRecordset("Select * from tblLightCurve", dbOpenDynaset) Do While Not myRs.EOF myRs.Edit myRs.Fields("Phase").Value = getPhase(myRs.Fields("HJD").Value).phase myRs.Fields("Cycle").Value = getPhase(myRs.Fields("HJD").Value).Cycle myRs.Update myRs.MoveNext Loop MsgBox "Done"End SubSub buildAdjustedPhase() ' use the getPhase function to populate the phase field Dim myDb As Database

1 2

3Raw Source

Database

1a

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Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline

• Introduction to W UMa Binaries

• Observations and Reduction

• V523 Cas Preliminary Analysis

• V523 Cas “Movie”

• Question & Answers

Russ

Tom

Russ

Tom

All

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V523 Cas Preliminary Analysis

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Analysis ConsiderationsAnalysis Considerations

• Specialized analysis

• Complete light curves only

• Many complete curves

• Multiple observatories

• Preliminary

• Analysis not completed

• No ensemble photometry yet

• Automation

• Not just labor efficiency

• Parametric outer loop

• In conjunction with WD (Terrell)

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Edits and Adjustments

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25K Database 24,761

Bad Weather -3,232

C&K Zeros -54

3-Sigma Cuts -173

V-C Outliers -54

21K Database 21,248

Edits and Adjustments

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Beginning and Ending Database RowsBeginning and Ending Database Rows

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Typical DRO 21K Database Light CurveTypical DRO 21K Database Light Curve

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Typical OO 21K Database Light CurveTypical OO 21K Database Light Curve

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Classical Analysis

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Robert Nelson’s Minima23Robert Nelson’s Minima23

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V523 Cas Seasonal O-CV523 Cas Seasonal O-C

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Phase-Binned Analysis

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Eclipsing Binary PhasesEclipsing Binary Phases

0.00 0.25 0.50 0.000.75 0.25

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HJD to Phase TransformationHJD to Phase Transformation

Epoch – JD Obs

Period{ }=Φ

Epoch = 2453234.63551606

Period = 0.23369537

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21K Data Point Phase Plot V523 Cas21K Data Point Phase Plot V523 Cas

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Phase BinningPhase Binning

Epoch – JD Obs

Period{ }=Φ

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Phase – Binned Analysis IPhase – Binned Analysis I

...

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Phase – Binned Analysis IIPhase – Binned Analysis II

...

DifferenceEngine

...

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V523 Cas 2004 Season Master Curve V523 Cas 2004 Season Master Curve Utilizing the Binning MethodUtilizing the Binning Method

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Symmetry Analysis

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Symmetry AlgorithmSymmetry Algorithm

… …

Y2 = Y1 + (X2 – X1)(Y3 – Y1)

(X3 – X1)

ΣN

S=1

(Y2L – Y2R)=

... ……

N 13 2 N1 2 3

X1 X1X2 X3 X2 X3

Left Right

Y1

Y3

Y2

Y1

Y3

Y2

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Total PhaseTotal Phase

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Secondary Minima NarrowSecondary Minima Narrow

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First Maxima NarrowFirst Maxima Narrow

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Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline

• Introduction to W UMa Binaries

• Observations and Reduction

• V523 Cas Preliminary Analysis

• V523 Cas “Movie”

• Question & Answers

Russ

Tom

Russ

Tom

All

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Making the MovieMaking the Movie

• 35 pictures were created from the binned, zero-shifted V-C plots.

• The pictures have been arranged in chronological order to represent the nightly results and to show the night-to-night changes in the shapes of the light curves as compared to the master season curve created from all 21K observations.

• The following 35 frames represent a visual depiction of those changes in a somewhat dynamic show.

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 1

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 2

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 3

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 4

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 5

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 6

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 7

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 8

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 9

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 10

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 11

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 12

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 13

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 14

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 15

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 16

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 17

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 18

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 19

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 20

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 21

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 22

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 23

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 24

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 25

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 26

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 27

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 28

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 29

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 30

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 31

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 32

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 33

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 34

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V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Movie of Binned Difference Plotsof Binned Difference Plots Frame 35

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Preliminary ConclusionsPreliminary Conclusions

• Changes in light curve shapes• Definite changes September to December

• Possible changes within August and September

• Small O-C variations• Difficult to detect within season

• But likely between seasons

• May detect distant “Jupiters” (over several years)

• Transits• Several W UMa candidates

• Detection difficult due to changing times of transit / spots

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Potential Future EffortsPotential Future Efforts

Dirk Terrell,

Darth’s other side!

The Master Modeler…

• Photometric precision

• Parametric analysis / automation

• Data archives to AAVSO

• Give V1191 Cyg THE treatment

• Between season comparisions

• Wilson – Devinney Analysis

With his extensive Galactic travels we asked the expert for his assistance with the WD analysis.

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Questions & AnswersQuestions & Answers

Genet / Smith V523 Cas 2004 Seasonal Report