First Results from ROTES: The ROtse Telescope Eclipsing-binary Survey

Ribas, I.; Morales, J. C.; Allende Prieto, C.; Jordi, C.; Bradstreet, D. H.; Sanders, S. J.
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Astrophysics and Space Science, Volume 304, Issue 1-4, pp. 231-233

Fecha de publicación:
8
2006
Número de autores
6
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0
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0
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Descripción
Detached eclipsing binaries (EBs) provide a unique opportunity to carry out stringent tests on stellar evolution models. The value of EBs is enhanced by their membership in open clusters, but the number of known systems is still very scarce. We have started a systematic search for late-type EBs in the nearest open clusters with the fully robotic ROTSE3b telescope at McDonald Observatory in West Texas. On our first campaigns on the Hyades and Collinder 359, we have identified a number of previously unknown eclipsing binary candidates. Some of these stars have been selected for spectroscopic and photometric follow-up. Here we present details of the observing and reduction strategy as well as the first results of this ongoing survey.