Close Binaries in the 21st Century: New Opportunities and Challenges (Astrophysics and Space Science,)

TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 5
Preface......Page 10
The Brave New World of Binary Star Studies......Page 12
Multisite, Multiwavelength Studies of the Active Cool Binary CC Eri......Page 19
Late-type X-ray Emitting Binaries in the Solar Neighborhood and in Star Forming Regions......Page 23
Analysis of Extra-Solar Planetary Transits Using Tools from Eclipsing Binaries......Page 27
Photometric Studies of Twelve Deep, Low-mass Ratio Overcontact Binary Systems......Page 31
Updated UBV Light-Curve and Period Analysis of Eclipsing Binary HS Herculis......Page 35
The Period Variation of V839 Oph......Page 40
Investigation of Times of Minima of Selected Early-Type Eclipsing Binaries......Page 43
Photometric Studies of Bright Southern Binary Systems: ε Cra and ψ Ori......Page 46
Photometric Solution of the O-type Eclipsing Binary V1007 Sco......Page 49
First Results of the Central-East-South European Binary Star Study Group (CESEB)......Page 52
Spot Modelling of ζ Andromedae......Page 55
Chromospheric Activity and Orbital Solution of Six New Late-type Spectroscopic Binary Systems......Page 58
The Near-Contact System V387 Cygni: BVRI Photometry and Modelling......Page 61
Monitoring Secular Orbital Period Variations of Some Eclipsing Binaries at the Ankara University Observatory......Page 64
The W UMa-type Stars Program: First Results, Current Status and Perspectives......Page 67
A Mechanism for Producing Short-Period Binaries......Page 70
Evolutionary Status of Late-type Contact Binaries: Case of a [ ] Binary......Page 75
Wind Ionization Structure of the Short-Period Eclipsing LMC Wolf-Rayet Binary BAT99-129: Preliminary Results......Page 79
Masses and Radii of Low-Mass Stars: Theory Versus Observations......Page 83
Light-Time Effect in the Eclipsing Binaries GO Cyg, GW Cep, AR Aur and V505 Sgr......Page 87
X-ray Observations of Binary and Single Wolf-Rayet Stars with XMM-Newton and Chandra......Page 91
Libration Points in Schwarzschild's Circular Restricted Three-Body Problem......Page 94
Symbiotic Stars in the Context of Binary Evolution and Metallicity......Page 97
Properties of Components in Contact Systems......Page 100
On (m – P) and (J – P)-Type Relations for Close Binaries......Page 103
Radiation Pressure and Surface Gravity of Close Binaries: First Results from Observational Data Analysis......Page 106
The Spatial Distribution of W UMa-Type Stars......Page 109
Modeling the 2004.5 Brightening of the Contact Binary V839 Oph......Page 112
First Photometric Observations and Preliminary Results of Binaries FO Aurigae and V1025 Herculis......Page 115
Monitoring Possible Light-Time Effect in the Orbital Period of Some Eclipsing Binaries at the Ankara University Observatory......Page 117
Distributions of Geometrical and Physical Parameters of Contact Binaries......Page 120
Some Thoughts on Pulsation and Binarity......Page 123
Active Longitudes in Close Binaries......Page 128
Enhanced Activity in Close T Tauri Binaries......Page 132
Modelling Eclipsing Binaries with Dense Spot Coverage......Page 136
Orbital Period Changes and Long Term Luminosity Variation in Active Binary CG Cyg......Page 140
Short Time-Scale Variability in the Light Curve of TW Draconis......Page 144
X-ray Emission from the Pre-Main Sequence Systems FU Orionis and T Tauri......Page 147
A Search for Pulsating, Mass-Accreting Components in Algol-Type Eclipsing Binaries......Page 150
HD172189, a Cluster Member Binary System with a δ Scuti Component in the Field of View of COROT......Page 153
Eclipsing Binaries with Possible Light-Time Effect......Page 156
Eccentric Eclipsing Binary YY Sagittarii......Page 159
Photospheric Abundance Peculiarities in RS CVn Binaries......Page 162
Possible Light-Time Effect in the Eclipsing Binary System TY Boo......Page 165
Preliminary Photometric Evidence of Starspot Umbrae and Penumbrae on Late-Type Active Stars......Page 167
Late-Type Active Stars: Rotation & Companions......Page 170
Eclipsing Binaries in Open Clusters......Page 173
Eclipsing Binaries in Local Group Galaxies......Page 177
The First DIRECT Distance to a Detached Eclipsing Binary in M33......Page 181
Absolute Parameters of Early-Type Close Binaries in the LMC......Page 184
Searching for Planetary Eclipses in Open Clusters: NGC 7086......Page 188
Binaries with Total Eclipses in the LMC: Potential Targets for Spectroscopy......Page 191
Eclipsing Binary Stars in Nearby Galaxies......Page 194
EROS-II Variable Stars: Eclipsing Binaries in the EROS Microlensing Surveys......Page 197
First Results from ROTES: The ROtse Telescope Eclipsing-binary Survey......Page 200
Planets and Planet-Sized Binaries from the OGLE Transit Survey......Page 203
Eccentricities of Planets in Binary Systems......Page 207
A Three Body Solution for the DI Her System......Page 211
Common Proper Motion Search for Faint Companions Around Early-Type Field Stars – Progress Report......Page 215
The Asiago Extrasolar Planet Transit Search......Page 218
The WASP Project and SuperWASP Camera......Page 219
X-Ray Binaries in Nearby Galaxies......Page 222
Synthesis of Line Profiles and Radial Velocity Curves for X-Ray Binary Systems......Page 227
Hot Subdwarfs in Precataclysmic Binaries......Page 231
On the Binary Nature of SS 433......Page 235
On Possible Nature of Pre-eclipse Dips in Light Curves of Semi-detached Systems with Steady-state Disks......Page 239
After the Supernova: Runaway Stars and Massive X-ray Binary Populations with Metallicity......Page 243
X-rays from the Symbiotic Star RX Pup......Page 247
Results of Optical Monitoring of Cataclysmic Variable GK Per in 2004......Page 250
Tomographic Simulations of Accretion Disks in Cataclysmic Variables – Flickering and Wind......Page 253
X1908+075: A Late O-Type Supergiant with a Neutron Star Companion......Page 256
Spectroscopy of the Candidate Pre-CV LTT 560......Page 259
The Enigmatic Behaviour of the Old Nova RR Pic......Page 262
Symbiotic Binary YY Her – Eclipses, Flares and Outbursts......Page 265
Analysis of Near Infrared Observations of the Symbiotic Mira RR Tel......Page 268
The Structure and the Partial Opacity of the Spiral Shocks on the Novalike Cataclysmic Variables......Page 271
Deductions from the Indication of Eclipses of Nova V1493 Aql......Page 273
Mapping of the Disc Structure of the Neutron Star X-ray Binary X1822-371......Page 276
The DDO Short-Period Binary RV Program......Page 278
Abundances from Disentangled Component Spectra of Close Binary Stars: An Observational Test of an Early Mixing in High-Mass Stars......Page 283
Doppler Imaging of Rapidly-Rotating M Stars......Page 287
Disentangling of the Spectra of Binary Stars – Principles, Results and Future Development......Page 291
Automated Analysis of Light Curves of OGLE LMC Binaries: The Period distribution......Page 296
Disentangling Effective Temperatures of Individual Eclipsing Binary Components by Means of Color-Index Constraining......Page 300
A Method For Eclipsing Component Identification In Large Photometric Datasets......Page 304
Hα Photometry of Two Contact Binaries......Page 308
A Library of Eclipsing Binary Light-Curves: Fast Initial Parameters Estimation, and on the Uniqueness of the Inverse Problem......Page 311
On Methods for the Light Curves Extrema Determination......Page 314
LU Vel (GJ 375): A M3.5Ve Flare and Double-Lined Spectroscopic Binary......Page 317
Dense Spot Coverage and Polar Caps on SV Cam......Page 320
Doppler Images of ζ Andromedae......Page 323
Future Prospects for Ultra-High Resolution Imaging of Binary Systems at UV and X-ray Wavelengths......Page 326
The Impact of CoRoT on Close Binary Research......Page 330
On the Gaia Expected Harvest on Eclipsing Binaries......Page 334
The Kepler Mission: Astrophysics and Eclipsing Binaries......Page 338
STELLA: Two New Robotic Telescopes for Binary-Star Research......Page 343
Getting SMARTS on Novae: Highlights of the Early Evolution of Nova V475 Sct......Page 347