https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201715203010
Eclipsing binary stars with extreme light curve asymmetries mined from large astronomical surveys
1 Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Instituto de Astrofísica, Av. Vicuña Mackenna 4860, 782-0436 Macul, Santiago, Chile
2 Millennium Institute of Astrophysics, Santiago, Chile
3 University of Patras, Department of Physics, 26500, Patra, Greece
* apapageo@astro.puc.cl
** gkleftis@upatras.gr
*** pechris@physics.upatras.gr
Published online: 8 September 2017
The O’Connell effect is one of the most perplexing challenges in binary studies as it has not been convincingly explained. Furthermore, a simple method to obtain essential parameters for eclipsing binaries exhibiting this effect and to extract information describing the asymmetry in the light curve maxima is needed. We have developed an automated program that characterizes the morphology of light curves by depth of both minima, height of both maxima and curvature outside the eclipses.
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