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ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
卷 642, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
EDP SCIENCES S A
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202039138
关键词
binaries: visual; stars: solar-type; methods: data analysis; planets and satellites: dynamical evolution and stability; protoplanetary disks
资金
- Danish Council for Independent Research, through a DFF Sapere Aude Starting Grant [4181-00487B]
- Danish National Research Foundation [DNRF106]
Context. The angle between the stellar spin-axis and the orbital plane of a stellar or planetary companion has important implications for the formation and evolution of such systems. A study by Hale (1994, AJ, 107, 306) found that binaries with separations a less than or similar to 30 au are preferentially aligned while binaries on wider orbits are frequently misaligned.Aims. We aim to test the robustness of the Hale study results by reanalysing the sample of visual binaries with measured rotation periods using independently derived stellar parameters and a Bayesian formalism.Methods. Our analysis is based on a combination of data from the Hale study and newly obtained spectroscopic data from the Hertzsprung SONG telescope, combined with astrometric data from Gaia DR2 and the Washington Double Star Catalog. We combine measurements of stellar radii and rotation periods to obtain stellar rotational velocities v. Rotational velocities v are combined with measurements of projected rotational velocities v sin i to derive posterior probability distributions of stellar inclination angles i. We determine line-of-sight projected spin-orbit angles by comparing stellar inclination angles with astrometric orbital inclination angles.Results. We find that the precision of the available data is insufficient to make inferences about the spin-orbit alignment of visual binaries. The data are equally compatible with alignment and misalignment at all orbital separations.Conclusions. We conclude that the previously reported trend that binaries with separations a less than or similar to 30 au are preferentially aligned is spurious. The spin-orbit alignment distribution of visual binaries is unconstrained. Based on simulated observations, we predict that it will be difficult to reach the sufficient precision in v sin i, rotation periods, and orbital inclination required to make robust statistical inferences about the spin-orbit alignment of visual binaries.
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