Hot Subdwarf Stars Identified in LAMOST DR8 with Single-lined and Composite Spectra
Abstract
A total of 222 hot subdwarf stars were identified with LAMOST DR8 spectra, among which 131 stars show composite spectra and have been decomposed, while 91 stars present single-lined spectra. Atmospheric parameters of all sample stars were obtained by fitting hydrogen (H) and helium (He) line profiles with synthetic spectra. Two long-period composite sdB binaries were newly discovered by combining our sample with the non-single-star data from Gaia DR3. One of the new systems presents the highest eccentricity (i.e., 0.5 ± 0.09) among known wide sdB binaries, which is beyond model predictions. A total of 15 composite sdB stars fall in the high-probability binary region of the RUWE-AEN plane and deserve priority follow-up observations to further study their binary nature. A distinct gap is clearly presented among temperatures of cool companions for our composite-spectrum sample, but we could not come to a conclusion as to whether this feature is connected to the formation history of hot subdwarf stars before their binary natures are confirmed.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- January 2023
- DOI:
- 10.3847/1538-4357/aca542
- arXiv:
- arXiv:2211.12323
- Bibcode:
- 2023ApJ...942..109L
- Keywords:
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- B subdwarf stars;
- Wide binary stars;
- 129;
- 1801;
- Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- 21 pages, 11 figures, 3 tables, Accepted for publication in ApJ