A Seeing Independent Area-Scanning Technique for Very Close Visual Binaries
Abstract
A new area-scanning technique is described. It allows the measurement of the individual brightness of the components of close binary systems with standard photoelectric accuracy in average seeing of 2 seconds of arc or more. Measurements can be made when the separation of the components is near the theoretical resolution of the telescope. The position angle and separation is also measurable with high accuracy in these cases.
- Publication:
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
- Pub Date:
- December 1974
- DOI:
- 10.1086/129715
- Bibcode:
- 1974PASP...86.1007R
- Keywords:
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- Binary Stars;
- Electrophotometry;
- Optical Scanners;
- Stellar Spectrophotometry;
- Error Analysis;
- Stellar Luminosity;
- Telescopes;
- Astronomy