Optical and Near-Infrared Monitoring of Gamma-ray Binaries Hosting Be Stars

Optical and near-infrared observations are compiled for the three gamma-ray binaries hosting Be stars: PSR B1259−63, LSI+61 303, and HESS J0632+057. The emissions from the Be disk are considered to vary according to the changes in its structure, some of which are caused by interactions with the comp...

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Veröffentlicht in:Universe (Basel) 2021-09, Vol.7 (9), p.320
Hauptverfasser: Moritani, Yuki, Kawachi, Akiko
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Optical and near-infrared observations are compiled for the three gamma-ray binaries hosting Be stars: PSR B1259−63, LSI+61 303, and HESS J0632+057. The emissions from the Be disk are considered to vary according to the changes in its structure, some of which are caused by interactions with the compact object (e.g., tidal forces). Due to the high eccentricity and large orbit of these systems, the interactions—and, hence the resultant observables—depend on the orbital phase. To explore such variations, multi-band photometry and linear polarization were monitored for the three considered systems, using two 1.5 m-class telescopes: IRSF at the South African Astronomical Observatory and Kanata at the Higashi–Hiroshima Observatory.
ISSN:2218-1997
2218-1997
DOI:10.3390/universe7090320