High-precision broadband linear polarimetry of early-type binaries. V. The Binary System HD 165052 in Open Cluster NGC 6530

This study continues our investigation of early-type binaries using high-precision broad-band polarimetry, focusing on HD 165052, a massive O+O-type binary in the young cluster NGC 6530. Our aim was to monitor linear polarization variations and independently determine the orbital period through pola...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2024-10
Main Authors: Yasir Abdul Qadir, Berdyugin, Andrei V, Piirola, Vilppu, Sakanoi, Takeshi, Kagitani, Masato, Berdyugina, S V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Binary stars
Broadband
Clusters
Data analysis
Linear polarization
Orbits
Parameter estimation
Polarimetry
Scattering
Stellar winds
Stokes parameters
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Summary:This study continues our investigation of early-type binaries using high-precision broad-band polarimetry, focusing on HD 165052, a massive O+O-type binary in the young cluster NGC 6530. Our aim was to monitor linear polarization variations and independently determine the orbital period through polarization data analysis. By examining the phase-locked Stokes parameters, we estimated the orbital inclination at about 55+5/-55 deg, and the orientation at 148+20/-22 deg. The binary's rotation direction is clockwise. Using the Dipol-2 polarimeter with the 60 cm KVA and Tohoku T60 telescopes, we achieved polarization measurement accuracy around 0.01 percent in the B, V, and R passbands. Period analysis identified a strong periodic signal with a cycle of about 1.48 days, corresponding to half of the orbital period of about 2.96 days. The second Fourier harmonics suggest a symmetric scattering geometry, likely due to electron scattering in interacting stellar winds. Our estimates indicate a mass-loss rate of approximately 4.0 x 10^(-7) solar masses per year. Observations of neighboring stars in NGC 6530 revealed complex interstellar polarization behaviors within the cluster, enhancing our understanding of its polarimetric environment.
ISSN:2331-8422