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The Use of Virtual Observatory Databases in Binary Star Research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 April 2012

Geraldine J. Peters
Geraldine J. Peters*
Affiliation:
Space Sciences Center/Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1341, USA email: gjpeters@mucen.usc.edu
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Abstract

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The rapidly-accumulating archives of ground-based and spacecraft data worldwide that are being linked together through the International Virtual Observatory Alliance (IVOA) provide the binary star community with unparalleled opportunities for research. The main databases that are available to the astronomical community through the IVOA are discussed. Data from long-lasting spacecraft missions such as IUE are especially valuable for studying long-term variability. Some examples of current research on close binary stars that is being carried through with UV spectra from the IUE archive are presented. Included are the search for O-subdwarf companions to bright Be stars and some results from an ongoing investigation of the Double Periodic Variable phenomenon in Algol binaries.

Keywords

astronomical data bases: miscellaneous(stars:) binaries: closestars: emission-lineBeultraviolet: stars
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 7 , Symposium S282: From Interacting Binaries to Exoplanets: Essential Modeling Tools , July 2011 , pp. 47 - 52
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2012

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