Astronomy and astrophysics

Young eclipsing binary stars

by Eric Stempels (Uppsala University)

Europe/Stockholm
FA31

FA31

Description
While for main-sequence stars there are well established relationships between stellar fundamental parameters such as mass, luminosity and radius, the situation is not as clear for the rapidly evolving pre-main-sequence stars. I will show how high-resolution spectroscopy of young eclipsing binaries is an essential tool for recovering fundamental parameters of young stars, and illustrate with some example systems. Host: Gösta Gahm