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Photograph of Ross Church

Ross Church

Senior lecturer

Photograph of Ross Church

Barium stars revisited

Author

  • Tyl Dermine
  • Robert G. Izzard
  • Alain Jorissen
  • Ross P. Church

Summary, in English

The barium overabundances observed at the surface of barium stars originate from accretion long ago from the wind of a companion AGB star. However, this scenario cannot explain their high eccentricities and short orbital periods that have remained a mystery for decades. We investigate how kicks imparted to the white-dwarf at its birth or the presence of a circumbinary disk can solve this problem.

Department/s

  • Lund Observatory - Undergoing reorganization

Publishing year

2010-12-01

Language

English

Pages

61-62

Publication/Series

International Conference on Binaries - In Celebration of Ron Webbink's 65th Birthday

Volume

1314

Document type

Conference paper

Topic

  • Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology

Keywords

  • Stars: binaries
  • Stars: chamically peculiar

Conference name

International Conference on Binaries: In Celebration of Ron Webbink's 65th Birthday

Conference date

2010-06-22 - 2010-06-25

Conference place

Mykonos, Greece

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 9780735408692