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S. F Taylor, H. A. McAlister (Georgia State University), J. A. Harvin (University of Delaware)
Optical interferometry is entering a new age with several ground-based longbaseline observatories now making observations of unprecedented resolution. Interferometers bring a new level of resolution to bear on spectroscopic binaries, enabling the full extraction of the physical parameters for the component stars with high accuracy. In the case of double-lined systems, a geometrically determined orbital parallax becomes available as well.
The first step in preparing to observe spectroscopic binaries is to list them, which has not been done since the 1989 publication of the Eighth Catalogue of the Orbital Elements of Spectroscopic Binaries by Batten, et al. (1989). We present a new catalog with roughly half again as many listings as the Eighth Catalog. Angular separation predictions are made for each catalog entry. The numbers of spectroscopic binaries available for study as a function of several important observational parameters are explored, and in particular, the number of spectroscopic binaries as a function of expected separation is discussed.
CHARA gratefully acknowledges the support of the National Science Foundation, the offices of the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, the Vice President for Research at Georgia State University, the W.M. Keck Foundation, and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
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Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 35 #5
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