First photometric investigations of three eclipsing binaries: AST19571, AST21541, and AST38503

AST3-1 is the second-generation optical photometric telescope at Dome A in Antarctica. In this study, photometric solutions of three eclipsing binaries comprising AST19571, AST21541, and AST38503 were determined for the first time using the light curves obtained with AST3-1. The light curves for the...

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Published in:New Astronomy
Main Authors: Shi XD(施相东), Qian SB(钱声帮), Zhang J(张嘉), Soonthornthum, Boonrucksar, Sarotsakulchai, Thawicharat, Zhou X(周肖)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV 2019
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Online Access:http://ir.ynao.ac.cn/handle/114a53/20557
http://ir.ynao.ac.cn/handle/114a53/20558
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1384107619301186?via%3Dihub
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.newast.2019.04.007
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Summary:AST3-1 is the second-generation optical photometric telescope at Dome A in Antarctica. In this study, photometric solutions of three eclipsing binaries comprising AST19571, AST21541, and AST38503 were determined for the first time using the light curves obtained with AST3-1. The light curves for the three binaries in the Galactic disk field were analyzed with the Wilson-Devinney method. We found that AST19571 and AST21541 are intermediate-contact binary systems with fill-out factors of f = 39.9(+/- 5.4) % and 36.4(+/- 4.7) %, respectively, and their mass ratios were determined as q = 0.275(+/- 0.0034) and 0.25(+/- 0.0024). AST38503 was shown to be a deep-contact binary system with a degree of contact of f = 66(+/- 33)% and a mass ratio of q = 0.314(+/- 0.03). Some light minimum times were derived for the three contact binary stars. The results showed that the period of AST19571 is increasing at a rate of dp/dt = +4.71 x 10(-7). This increase in the period could be explained by mass transfer between the components. The absolute parameters were estimated for the components of the three binaries.