Long-term monitoring confirms binary status for five gamma Cas analogs with periods 59-322 days and ~1 solar mass companions, plus X-ray variability correlated with optical changes in SS397.
Properties and nature of Be stars. XX. Binary nature and orbital elements of gamma Cas
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An analysis of accurate radial velocities (RVs) of the Be star gamma Cas from 295 Reticon spectrograms secured between October 1993 and May 2000 allowed us to prewhiten the RVs for the long-term changes and to obtain the first orbital RV curve of this star. The orbital period is 203d59 and the orbit has an eccentricity of 0.26. The orbital motion is detectable even in the published velocities, based on photographic spectra. This implies that gamma Cas is a primary component of a spectroscopic binary. The secondary has a mass of about 1 solar mass, appropriate for a white dwarf or a neutron star, but it could also be a normal late-type dwarf. The ultimate solution of the dispute whether the observed X-ray emission is associated with the secondary or with the primary will need further dedicated studies.
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Long-term investigation of gamma Cas analogs
Long-term monitoring confirms binary status for five gamma Cas analogs with periods 59-322 days and ~1 solar mass companions, plus X-ray variability correlated with optical changes in SS397.