Publication details
A Study of the Herbig Be Binary/FU Orionis Object Z CMa
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| Year of publication | 2010 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | ASP Conference Series 435 - Binaries - Key to Comprehension to the Universe |
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| Field | Astronomy and astrophysics |
| Keywords | FU Ori; Herbig; Be binaries; Z CMa |
| Description | ZCMa is a young visual binary star with a FU Ori companion. The primary star is in an outburst state since February 2008. We acquired photometric, spectroscopic, spectropolarimetric, and X-ray Chandra observations to study the mechanism causing violent outbursts in this kind of systems. |
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