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The Calibration of Interferometrically Determined Properties of Binary Stars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

Harold A. McAlister
Harold A. McAlister*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University

Abstract

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With the advent of speckle interferometry, high angular resolution has begun to play a routine role in the study of binary stars. Speckle and other interferometric techniques not only bring enhanced resolution to this classic and fundamental field but provide an equally important gain in observational accuracy. These methods also offer the potential for performing accurate differential photometry for binary stars of very small angular separation. This paper reviews the achievements of modern interferometric techniques in measuring stellar masses and luminosities and discusses the special calibration problems encountered in binary star interferometry. The future possibilities for very high angular resolution studies of close binaries are also described.

Type
1. Review Papers
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 111: Calibration of Fundamental Stellar Quantities , 1985 , pp. 97 - 119
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1985 

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