Accurate absolute parameters of the binary system V4089 Sgr

TL;DR

This study precisely determined the masses and radii of the binary system V4089 Sgr's components through spectroscopic and photometric analysis, comparing results with stellar evolution models to infer system properties.

Contribution

It provides accurate absolute parameters of V4089 Sgr's components and compares them with theoretical models, offering insights into stellar evolution and tidal interactions.

Findings

Component masses: Ma=2.584±0.008 Msun, Mb=1.607±0.007 Msun

Component radii: Ra=3.959±0.013 Rsun, Rb=1.605±0.016 Rsun

Binary has a circular orbit despite expectations from tidal theory

Abstract

We carried out a spectroscopic and photometric analysis of the binary V4089 Sgr with the aim to obtain absolute masses and radii of the components and to compare these parameters with stellar evolution theoretical models. We took high-resolution spectra and measured radial velocity using standard cross-correlations and a technique of spectral disentangling. Absolute parameters of the components were determined through the simultaneous fitting of measured radial velocities and Geneva photometric data available in the literature. In this way we obtained Ma=2.584+-0.008 Msun, Mb=1.607+-0.007 Msun, Ra=3.959+-0.013 Rsun, and Rb=1.605+-0.016 Rsun. The comparison of these parameters with two grids of theoretical models led to estimate narrow ranges of possible values for system metallicity and age. According to circularization theory it was not expected that the binary had achieved a circular orbit as a result of tidal friction, so the null eccentricity found is an interesting fact. On the other hand, we measured the projected rotational velocity of both components and we conclude that the primary is not synchronized with orbital motion.