NOAO > Observing Info > Approved Programs > 2010B-0315
|
NOAO > Observing Info > Approved Programs > 2010B-0315 |
|
PI: Nicholas Law, University of Toronto, law@di.utoronto.ca
Address: Department of Astronomy, 60 St. George Street, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada
CoI: Saurav Dhital, Vanderbilt University
CoI: Keivan Stassun, Vanderbilt University
CoI: Andrew West, Boston University
Title: The Extremely Extreme: Searching for Companions in Wide M-dwarf Binaries
Abstract:
We propose to continue an LGS-AO search for companions in extremely-wide
M-dwarf binaries. The observations address a crucial disagreement between
observations of M-dwarf stellar binarity and the currently favoured formation
models. Our initial survey has revealed intriguing differences in the
close-companion populations of "unusually wide" and "normal" M-dwarf
binaries. Our Gemini observations will push our study to much lower total
masses and to much larger system separations.
National Optical Astronomy Observatory, 950 North Cherry Avenue, P.O. Box 26732, Tucson, Arizona 85726, Phone: (520) 318-8000, Fax: (520) 318-8360
|
NOAO > Observing Info > Approved Programs > 2010B-0315 |
|