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Catalogs of Wide Binaries: Impact on Galactic Astronomy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 July 2007

Julio Chanamé
Julio Chanamé*
Affiliation:
Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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Wide binaries, particularly in large numbers and as free from selection biases as possible, constitute a largely overlooked tool for studying the Galaxy. The goal of this review is to highlight the potential inherent to large samples of field wide binaries for research on problems as varied as star formation in the early Galaxy, the nature of halo dark matter, the evolution of the stellar halo, new geometric distances, metallicities, masses, and ages of field stars and white dwarfs, and much more. Using the Revised NLTT as an illustrative example, I review the main steps in the assembly of a large catalog of wide binaries useful for multiple applications. The capability of cleanly separating between the Galactic disk and halo populations using good colors and proper motions is emphasized. The critical role of large surveys for research on wide binaries as well as for the better understanding of the Galaxy in general is stressed throughout. Finally, I point out the potential for assembling new samples of wide binaries from available proper-motion surveys, and report on current efforts of using the SDSS towards this goal.

Keywords

surveyscatalogs(stars:) binaries: generalstars: fundamental parametersstars: kinematicsGalaxy: general(cosmology:) dark matter
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Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 2 , Symposium S240: Binary Stars as Critical Tools & Tests in Contemporary Astrophysics , August 2006 , pp. 316 - 325
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2007

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