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Title:
Cyclic Variations of Orbital Period and Long-Term Luminosity in Close Binary RT Andromedae
Authors:
Manzoori, Davood
Publication:
The Astronomical Journal, Volume 138, Issue 6, pp. 1917-1924 (2009). (AJ Homepage)
Publication Date:
12/2009
Origin:
IOP
AJ Keywords:
binaries: eclipsing, stars: evolution, stars: individual: RT And, stars: magnetic fields
DOI:
10.1088/0004-6256/138/6/1917
Bibliographic Code:
2009AJ....138.1917M

Abstract

Solutions of standard VR light curves for the eclipsing binary RT And were obtained using the PHOEBE program (ver. 0.3a). Absolute parameters of the stellar components were then determined, enabling them to be positioned on the mass-luminosity diagram. Times of minima data ("O – C curve") were analyzed using the method of Kalimeris et al. A cyclic variation in the orbital period and brightness, with timescales of about 11.89 and 12.50 yr were found, respectively. This is associated with a magnetic activity cycle modulating the orbital period of RT And via the Applegate mechanism. To check the consistency of the Applegate model, we have estimated some related parameters of the RT And system. The calculated parameters were in accordance with those estimated by Applegate for other similar systems, except B, the subsurface magnetic field of which shows a rather high value for RT And.
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