CaltechAUTHORS
Published 1994 | Version public
Book Section - Chapter Metadata-only

A near Infrared Speckle Imaging Study of T Tauri Stars

Creators

Contributors

Abstract

The results of a speckle imaging survey of T Tauri stars suggest that most, if not all, young low mass stars have companions. Repeated observations of these young binary stars have revealed orbital motion in the closest pairs (≤ 0.″3), proving that these systems are indeed gravitationally bound and providing the basis for mass estimates in the upcoming years. These mass estimates are necessary to distinguish between the various binary star formation mechanisms that have been proposed to date.

Additional Information

© 1994 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.

Additional details

Identifiers

Eprint ID
74564
Resolver ID
CaltechAUTHORS:20170227-155358815

Dates

Created
2017-02-28
Created from EPrint's datestamp field
Updated
2021-11-11
Created from EPrint's last_modified field

Caltech Custom Metadata

Series Name
Astrophysics and Space Science Library
Series Volume or Issue Number
190