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Orbital variability of the optical linear polarization of the γ -ray binary LS i +61° 303 and new constraints on the orbital parameters




TekijätVadim Kravtsov, Andrei V. Berdyugin, Vilppu Piirola, Ilia A. Kosenkov, Sergey S. Tsygankov, Maria Chernyakova, Denys Malyshev, Takeshi Sakanoi, Masato Kagitani, Svetlana V. Berdyugina, Juri Poutanen

KustantajaEDP Sciences

KustannuspaikkaFrance

Julkaisuvuosi2020

JournalAstronomy and Astrophysics

Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimiAstronomy and Astrophysics

Lehden akronyymiA&A

Artikkelin numeroA170

Vuosikerta643

Sivujen määrä15

eISSN1432-0746

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202038745

Rinnakkaistallenteen osoitehttps://arxiv.org/pdf/2010.00999.pdf


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We studied the variability of the linear polarization and brightness of the γ-ray binary LS I +61 303. High-precision BVR photopolarimetric observations were carried out with the Dipol-2 polarimeter on the 2.2 m remotely controlled UH88 telescope at Mauna Kea Observatory and the 60 cm Tohoku telescope at Haleakala Observatory (Hawaii) over 140 nights in 2016--2019. We determined the position angle of the intrinsic polarization θ≃11∘, which can either be associated with the projection of the Be star's decretion disk axis on the plane of sky, or can differ from it by 90∘. Using the Lomb-Scargle method, we performed timing analyses and period searches of our polarimetric and photometric data. We found statistically significant periodic variability of the normalized Stokes parameters q and u in all passbands. The most significant period of variability, PPol=13.244±0.012 d, is equal to one half of the orbital period Porb=26.496 d. Using a model of Thomson scattering by a cloud that orbits the Be star, we obtained constraints on the orbital parameters, including a small eccentricity e<0.2 and periastron phase of ϕp≈0.6, which coincides with the peaks in the radio, X-ray, and TeV emission. These constraints are independent of the assumption about the orientation of the decretion disk plane on the sky. We also extensively discuss the apparent inconsistency with the previous measurements of the orbital parameters from radial velocities. By folding the photometry data acquired during a three-year time span with the orbital period, we found a linear phase shift of the moments of the brightness maximum, confirming the possible existence of superorbital variability.


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