2003ApJ...584..853P -
Astrophys. J., 584, 853-874 (2003/February-3)
Astrophysics of young star binaries.
PRATO L., GREENE T.P. and SIMON M.
Abstract (from CDS):
This paper describes our study of the astrophysics of individual components in close pre-main-sequence binaries. We observed both stars in 17 systems, located in four nearby star-forming regions, using low-resolution (R=760) infrared spectroscopy and photometry. For 29 components we detected photospheric absorption lines and were able to determine spectral type, extinction, K-band excess, and luminosity. The other five objects displayed featureless or pure emission line spectra. In ∼50% of the systems, the extinction and K-band excess of the primary stars dominate those of the secondaries. Masses and ages were determined for these 29 objects by placing them on the H-R diagram, overlaid with theoretical pre-main-sequence tracks. Most of the binaries appear to be coeval. The ages span 5x105 to 1x107 yr. The derived masses range from the substellar, 0.06 M☉, to 2.5 M☉, and the mass ratios from M2/M1=0.04 to 1.0. Fourteen stars show evidence of circumstellar disks. The K-band excess is well correlated with the K-L color for stars with circumstellar material.
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Stars: Binaries: General - Stars: Low-Mass, Brown Dwarfs - Stars: Pre-Main-Sequence
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