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A New Method of Light Curve Analysis: Application to V444 Cygni

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

S.A.H. Smith
Affiliation:
Dept. of Computer Science, University of York
A. C. Theokas
Affiliation:
Dept. of Astronomy, University of Manchester

Abstract

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A new method of light curve analysis is introduced for systems involving an atmospheric eclipse. Occultation or partial eclipses may be treated, with or without the presence of transparency effects. Besides admitting an arbitrary degree of transparency to the eclipsing component, an arbitrary law of limb darkening may also be given the eclipsed star.

The method has successfully been applied to the study of narrow band continuum light curves of V444 Cygni obtained by Cherepashchuk and Khaliullin. Primary and secondary minima are examined separately.

Type
I. General Reviews and Surveys
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1980 

References

Cherepashchuk, A.M. and Khaliullin, Kh.F.: 1972, Peremmenye Zvezdy, 18, 321.Google Scholar