Geneva photometry of W Cru

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Light curves of the long-period Algols are known for their complex (asymmetry in the eclipse, light variations outside the eclipse, changes from cycle-to-cycle), but their interpretation is not possible in the standard model of binary stars. We determined that complex structures present in these active Algol systems could be studied with the eclipse-mapping method that was successfully applied to the new 7-color photometric observations in the Geneva system of W Cru, belonging to the isolated group of these active Algols. Several cycles of this long-period (198.5-days) eclipsing binary were covered by observations. We used a modified Rutten's approach to the eclipse-mapping. The optimization of the system's parameters and the recovery of the disk intensity distribution are performed using a genetic algorithm (GA). The finding of a primary (hot) component is hidden in thick accretion disk confirms previous solutions. The mass of the primary component, M_1_=8.2M_{sun}, indicates that it is a mid-B type star. The mass-losing component fills its critical lobe, which, for the system's parameters, means it is a G-type supergiant with a mass M_2=1.6M_{sun}_. The disk is very extended geometrically, and its outer radius is about 80% of the primary's critical lobe. A reconstructed image reveals the rather clumpy and nonuniform brightness distribution of an accretion disk rim in this system that is seen almost edge-on. This clumpiness accounts for light curve distortions and asymmetries, as well as for secular changes.

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DOI http://doi.org/10.26093/cds/vizier.34540855
Source https://dc.g-vo.org/rr/q/lp/custom/CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/454/855
Related Identifier https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/A+A/454/855
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Provenance
Creator Pavlovski; K.; Burki; G.; Mimica P.
Publisher CDS
Publication Year 2006
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Resource Type Dataset; AstroObjects
Discipline Astrophysics and Astronomy; Natural Sciences; Observational Astronomy; Physics; Stellar Astronomy