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    The Binary Fraction of Stars in Dwarf Galaxies: The Case of Leo II

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    Spencer, M. cc
    Mateo, Mario
    Walker, Matthew G. cc
    Olszewski, Edward W.
    McConnachie, Alan W.
    Kirby, Evan N. cc
    Koch, Andreas
    Affiliation
    Univ Arizona, Steward Observ
    Issue Date
    2017-05-19
    Keywords
    binaries: general
    galaxies: dwarf
    galaxies: individual (Leo II)
    galaxies: kinematics and dynamics
    
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    IOP PUBLISHING LTD
    Citation
    The Binary Fraction of Stars in Dwarf Galaxies: The Case of Leo II 2017, 153 (6):254 The Astronomical Journal
    Journal
    The Astronomical Journal
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    © 2017. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
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    Abstract
    We combine precision radial velocity data from four different published works of the stars in the Leo II dwarf spheroidal galaxy. This yields a data set that spans 19 years, has 14 different epochs of observation, and contains 372 unique red giant branch stars, 196 of which have repeat observations. Using this multi-epoch data set, we constrain the binary fraction for Leo II. We generate a suite of Monte Carlo simulations that test different binary fractions using Bayesian analysis and determine that the binary fraction for Leo II ranges from 0.30(-0.10)(+0.09) to 0.34(-0.11)(+0.11), depending on the distributions of binary orbital parameters assumed. This value is smaller than what has been found for the solar neighborhood (similar to 0.4-0.6) but falls within the wide range of values that have been inferred for other dwarf spheroidals (0.14-0.69). The distribution of orbital periods has the greatest impact on the binary fraction results. If the fraction we find in Leo II is present in low-mass ultra-faints, it can artificially inflate the velocity dispersion of those systems and cause them to appear more dark matter rich than in actuality. For a galaxy with an intrinsic dispersion of 1 km s(-1) and an observational sample of 100 stars, the dispersion can be increased by a factor of 1.5-2 for Leo II-like binary fractions or by a factor of three. for binary fractions on the higher end of what has been seen in other dwarf spheroidals.
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    1538-3881
    DOI
    10.3847/1538-3881/aa6d51
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    Final published version
    Sponsors
    National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship [DGE1256260]; NSF [AST1312997, AST1313045, AST1412999, AST1313006]
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