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Caught in flagrante delicto: Evidence for past mass transfer in massive binaries?
Rauw, Grégor
2024In Bulletin de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège, 93 (3), p. 58-84
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Keywords :
Stellar evolution; Binary Systems; Massive Stars
Abstract :
[en] Many massive binary systems undergo mass and angular momentum transfer over the course of their evolution. This kind of interaction is expected to deeply affect the properties of the mass donor and mass gainer and to leave various observational signatures. The most common smoking guns of a past mass transfer episode are notably rapid rotation of the mass gainer and altered surface chemical abundances of the stripped mass donor star. Quantitative observational studies of evolved massive binaries are crucial to gain insight into poorly constrained parameters of binary evolution models such as the fraction of mass lost by the mass donor that is actually accreted by the mass gainer. Yet, drawing conclusions about a past mass transfer episode requires a detailed analysis of all aspects of a binary system which sometimes leads to unexpected results. In this contribution, we review the existing observational evidence for past mass exchange events in massive main-sequence and post main-sequence binaries.
Research Center/Unit :
STAR - Space sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research - ULiège
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Rauw, Grégor  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophysique, géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Groupe d'astrophysique des hautes énergies (GAPHE)
Language :
English
Title :
Caught in flagrante delicto: Evidence for past mass transfer in massive binaries?
Alternative titles :
[fr] Prises en flagrant délit: signatures d'épisodes passés d'échanges de matière dans des binaires massives?
Publication date :
2024
Journal title :
Bulletin de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège
ISSN :
0037-9565
eISSN :
1783-5720
Publisher :
University of Liege
Special issue title :
Proceedings of the 41st Liège International Astrophysical Colloquium "The eventful Life of massive multiples", held in Liège 15-19 July 2024, eds Y. Nazé & E. Bozzo
Volume :
93
Issue :
3
Pages :
58-84
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
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