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Eclipsing Binaries in the Magellanic Clouds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

Andrzej Udalski*
Affiliation:
Warsaw University Observatory, Al. Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478POLAND

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We present results of a search for eclipsing binaries in the Magellanic Cloud fields covering central parts of these galaxies. The data were collected during the second phase of the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment survey (OGLE-II) in 1997-2000. In total, about 1500 and 3000 eclipsing stars were found in the Small and Large Magellanic Cloud, respectively (Udalski et al. 1998, Wyrzykowski et al. 2003). The photometric data of all objects are available to the astronomical community from the OGLE Internet archive (http://sirius.astrouw.edu.pl/~ogle/). OGLE-II data contain a full variety of classical eclipsing objects of all types: Algol EA-type, β-Lyr EB-type and W UMA EW-type stars. Large samples of stars allow to study in detail statistical properties of eclipsing objects. OGLE data also contain many very unusual eclipsing stars. Examples include eclipsing variable B-type stars (Mennickent et al. 2003), many spotted stars or eclipsing stars with a Cepheid as a component (Udalski et al. 1999). Recently three objects from the LMC revealing simultaneously RR Lyr and eclipsing binary type variability were discovered (Soszyński et al 2003). If the follow-up observations confirm that both components are physically bound and not optical blends these stars will provide a unique opportunity of direct determination of physical parameters of RR Lyr pulsating stars.

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I. Joint Discussions
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Pacific 2005

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