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The GALAH survey : Unresolved triple Sun-like stars discovered by the Gaia mission

Čotar, Klemen ; Zwitter, Tomaž ; Traven, Gregor LU ; Kos, Janez ; Asplund, Martin ; Bland-Hawthorn, Joss ; Buder, Sven ; D'Orazi, Valentina ; De Silva, Gayandhi M. and Lin, Jane , et al. (2019) In Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 487(2). p.2474-2490
Abstract

The latest Gaia data release enables us to accurately identify stars that are more luminous than would be expected on the basis of their spectral type and distance. During an investigation of the 329 best solar twin candidates uncovered among the spectra acquired by the GALAH survey, we identified 64 such overluminous stars. In order to investigate their exact composition, we developed a data-driven methodology that can generate a synthetic photometric signature and spectrum of a single star. By combining multiple such synthetic stars into an unresolved binary or triple system and comparing the results to the actual photometric and spectroscopic observations, we uncovered 6 definitive triple stellar system candidates and an additional... (More)

The latest Gaia data release enables us to accurately identify stars that are more luminous than would be expected on the basis of their spectral type and distance. During an investigation of the 329 best solar twin candidates uncovered among the spectra acquired by the GALAH survey, we identified 64 such overluminous stars. In order to investigate their exact composition, we developed a data-driven methodology that can generate a synthetic photometric signature and spectrum of a single star. By combining multiple such synthetic stars into an unresolved binary or triple system and comparing the results to the actual photometric and spectroscopic observations, we uncovered 6 definitive triple stellar system candidates and an additional 14 potential candidates whose combined spectrum mimics the solar spectrum. Considering the volume correction factor for a magnitude-limited survey, the fraction of probable unresolved triple stars with long orbital periods is ~2 per cent. Possible orbital configurations of the candidates were investigated using the selection and observational limits. To validate the discovered multiplicity fraction, the same procedure was used to evaluate the multiplicity fraction of other stellar types.

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Binaries: general, Galaxy: stellar content, Methods: data analysis, Stars: solar-type
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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487
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2
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17 pages
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Oxford University Press
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0035-8711
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10.1093/mnras/stz1397
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English
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  abstract     = {{<p>The latest Gaia data release enables us to accurately identify stars that are more luminous than would be expected on the basis of their spectral type and distance. During an investigation of the 329 best solar twin candidates uncovered among the spectra acquired by the GALAH survey, we identified 64 such overluminous stars. In order to investigate their exact composition, we developed a data-driven methodology that can generate a synthetic photometric signature and spectrum of a single star. By combining multiple such synthetic stars into an unresolved binary or triple system and comparing the results to the actual photometric and spectroscopic observations, we uncovered 6 definitive triple stellar system candidates and an additional 14 potential candidates whose combined spectrum mimics the solar spectrum. Considering the volume correction factor for a magnitude-limited survey, the fraction of probable unresolved triple stars with long orbital periods is ~2 per cent. Possible orbital configurations of the candidates were investigated using the selection and observational limits. To validate the discovered multiplicity fraction, the same procedure was used to evaluate the multiplicity fraction of other stellar types.</p>}},
  author       = {{Čotar, Klemen and Zwitter, Tomaž and Traven, Gregor and Kos, Janez and Asplund, Martin and Bland-Hawthorn, Joss and Buder, Sven and D'Orazi, Valentina and De Silva, Gayandhi M. and Lin, Jane and Martell, Sarah L. and Sharma, Sanjib and Simpson, Jeffrey D. and Zucker, Daniel B. and Horner, Jonathan and Lewis, Geraint F. and Nordlander, Thomas and Ting, Yuan Sen and Wittenmyer, Rob A.}},
  issn         = {{0035-8711}},
  keywords     = {{Binaries: general; Galaxy: stellar content; Methods: data analysis; Stars: solar-type}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{2474--2490}},
  publisher    = {{Oxford University Press}},
  series       = {{Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society}},
  title        = {{The GALAH survey : Unresolved triple Sun-like stars discovered by the Gaia mission}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz1397}},
  doi          = {{10.1093/mnras/stz1397}},
  volume       = {{487}},
  year         = {{2019}},
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