TY - JOUR
T1 - TRIMOR - Three-dimensional correlation technique to analyse multi-order spectra of triple stellar systems
T2 - Application to HD 188753
AU - Mazeh, T.
AU - Tsodikovich, Y.
AU - Segal, Y.
AU - Zucker, S.
AU - Eggenberger, A.
AU - Udry, S.
AU - Mayor, M.
PY - 2009/10
Y1 - 2009/10
N2 - This paper presents a new algorithm, trimor, to analyse multi-order spectra of triple systems. The algorithm is an extension of tricor, the three-dimensional correlation technique that derives the radial velocities of triple stellar systems from single-order spectra. The combined correlation derived from many orders enables the detection and the measurement of radial velocities of faint tertiary companions. The paper applied trimor to the already available spectra of HD 188753, a well-known triple system, yielding the radial velocities of the faintest star in the system. This rendered the close pair of the triple system a double-lined spectroscopic binary, which led to a precise mass ratio and an estimate of its inclination. The close-pair inclination is very close to the inclination of the wide orbit, consistent with the assertion that this triple system has a close to coplanar configuration.
AB - This paper presents a new algorithm, trimor, to analyse multi-order spectra of triple systems. The algorithm is an extension of tricor, the three-dimensional correlation technique that derives the radial velocities of triple stellar systems from single-order spectra. The combined correlation derived from many orders enables the detection and the measurement of radial velocities of faint tertiary companions. The paper applied trimor to the already available spectra of HD 188753, a well-known triple system, yielding the radial velocities of the faintest star in the system. This rendered the close pair of the triple system a double-lined spectroscopic binary, which led to a precise mass ratio and an estimate of its inclination. The close-pair inclination is very close to the inclination of the wide orbit, consistent with the assertion that this triple system has a close to coplanar configuration.
KW - Binaries: spectroscopic
KW - Methods: data analysis
KW - Star: individual: HD 188753
KW - Techniques: radial velocities
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15321.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15321.x
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AN - SCOPUS:70349858130
SN - 0035-8711
VL - 399
SP - 906
EP - 913
JO - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
JF - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
IS - 2
ER -