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dc.contributor.authorMaxted, P.F.L.
dc.contributor.authorGansicke, B.T.
dc.contributor.authorBurleigh, M.R.
dc.contributor.authorSouthworth, J.
dc.contributor.authorMarsh, T.R.
dc.contributor.authorNapiwotzki, R.
dc.contributor.authorNelemans, G.
dc.contributor.authorWood, P.L.
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-07T13:23:31Z
dc.date.available2010-06-07T13:23:31Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.identifier.citationMaxted , P F L , Gansicke , B T , Burleigh , M R , Southworth , J , Marsh , T R , Napiwotzki , R , Nelemans , G & Wood , P L 2009 , ' A survey for post-common-envelope binary stars using GALEX and SDSS photometry ' , Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , vol. 400 , no. 4 , pp. 2012-2021 . https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15594.x
dc.identifier.issn0035-8711
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 177619
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: 2a955310-f831-43ef-8931-9bfb65410506
dc.identifier.otherdspace: 2299/4551
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 71649097052
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/4551
dc.descriptionThe original article can be found at: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com Copyright Royal Astronomical Society DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15594.x
dc.description.abstractWe report the first results of our programme to obtain multi-epoch radial velocity measurements of stars with a strong far-ultraviolet excess to identify post-common-envelope binaries (PCEBs). The targets have been identified using optical photometry from Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) DR4, ultraviolet photometry from Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) GR2 and proper motion information from SDSS DR5. We have obtained spectra at two or more epochs for 36 targets. Three of our targets show large radial velocity shifts (>50 km s−1) on a time-scale of hours or days and are almost certainly PCEBs. For one of these targets (SDSS J104234.77+644205.4) we have obtained further spectroscopy to confirm that this is a PCEB with an orbital period of 4.74 h and semi-amplitude K= 165 km s−1 . Two targets are rapidly rotating K-dwarfs which appear to show small radial velocity shifts and have strong Ca ii H&K emission lines. These may be wind-induced rapidly rotating (WIRRing) stars. These results show that we can use GALEX and SDSS photometry to identify PCEBs that cannot be identified using SDSS photometry alone, and to identify new WIRRing stars. A more comprehensive survey of stars identified using the methods developed in this paper will lead to a much improved understanding of common envelope evolution.en
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
dc.titleA survey for post-common-envelope binary stars using GALEX and SDSS photometryen
dc.contributor.institutionSchool of Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics
dc.contributor.institutionScience & Technology Research Institute
dc.contributor.institutionCentre for Astrophysics Research
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Adult Nursing and Primary Care
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