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Spectroscopic Binaries Among Low-Mass Pre-Main Sequence Stars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

Robert D. Mathieu
Robert D. Mathieu*
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706USA

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Although the unusual nature of T Tau was noted over four decades ago, the first orbit for a low-mass pre-main sequence (PMS) spectroscopic binary was not determined until Mundt et al. (1983) serendipitously discovered the double-lined nature of V826 Tau. To some degree the paucity of spectroscopic binary detections may be attributed to the faintness of such stars and the consequent difficulty in obtaining high resolution spectra; the first high-precision radial-velocity survey was that of Herbig (1977). Advances in radial-velocity measurement technology now permit relatively easy velocity measurements of PMS stars. However, V826 Tau was also one of the first discovered members of the naked T Tauri (NTTS) class of PMS stars (Walter 1987) and its discovery as a spectroscopic binary foreshadowed a prevalence for binary detection among this population. In this short paper we review the present observational status of PMS spectroscopic binaries and present several initial results and thoughts for consideration.

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Joint Discussions
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Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 8: Highlights of Astronomy. As presented at the XXth General Assembly of the IAU, 1988 , 1989 , pp. 111 - 115
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Copyright © Kluwer 1989

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