A Study on W Ursae Majoris-Type Systems Recognised by the ROTSE-IIId Experiment


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Coker D., ÖZDEMİR S., YEŞİLYAPRAK C., YERLİ S. K., AKSAKER N., Gucsav B. B.

PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA, vol.30, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 30
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1017/pasa.2012.013
  • Journal Name: PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: binaries: eclipsing, methods: data analysis, VARIABLE-STAR CATALOG, CLOSE BINARY-SYSTEMS, UMA-TYPE SYSTEMS, ECLIPSING BINARIES, LIGHT-CURVE, PHYSICAL PARAMETERS, OPEN CLUSTER, PHOTOMETRIC ANALYSIS, FIELD, COMPONENTS
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

We present a study on characterising the light curves of W UMa-type systems gathered from the archive containing 5 years of data observed with the Robotic Optical Transient Search Experiment Telescope (ROTSE-IIId) located in Turkey. A sample of 45 W UMa-type systems was studied on the basis of Fourier decomposition of light curves and some basic geometrical parameters, namely degree of contact (f), mass ratio (q), and orbital inclination (i), as approximated values for these systems were determined. Moreover, methods based on the Fourier transform technique were applied to the discrete data to determine the orbital periods of those systems. Preliminary estimates for the system parameters were presented and compared with the values available in the literature.