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Massive Contact Binary Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2017

Kam-Ching Leung
Kam-Ching Leung*
Affiliation:
Behlen Observatory University of Nebraska Lincoln, NE 68588-0111 U.S.A.

Abstract

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In recent years very massive single stars have been found to be upward of 90 M⊙. Massive contact binary systems have been found among the early-type systems, but their masses are far less than those reported for single stars. The most massive component found is about 60 M⊙.

It is generally believed that no late-type very massive stars have been detected (Humphreys and Davidson). This may be due to the large amount of mass loss from stellar wind. Recently, several extremely long-period late-type binary systems have been found to be contact systems. Two systems, UU Cnc and 5 Cet, have their primary components with masses exceeding 40 M⊙, and K spectra. This result tends to suggest that close or interacting binary stars may be able to preserve the mass loss from stellar wind within the binary systems.

Type
Session IV. Binaries
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 143: Wolf–Rayet Stars and Interrelations with other Massive Stars in Galaxies , 1991 , pp. 207 - 212
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1991 

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