An eclipsing CEMP candidate discovered in a search for dwarf carbon stars in post-common envelope binaries
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2026
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Abstract
Abstract Dwarf carbon stars are dominated by members of the Galactic halo and are thus likely carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars. In this work, 879 bona fide dwarf carbon stars are characterized by their ground-based light curves, and p < 15 d modulation is found to be significant in 31 objects (3.5 per cent), consistent with starspots and rotation in tidally-locked, post-common envelope binaries. Among these is an unambiguous halo star that is eclipsing every 1.224 d, and where the 30 per cent eclipse depth rules out a white dwarf occulter. Available Gaia data do not indicate any tertiary in the eclipsing system, but this remains a possibility and follow-up data are necessary to determine the evolutionary history of this first eclipsing binary among carbon-enhanced stars. Four of the variable sources exhibit clear multi-year, quasi-sinusoidal trends indicative of magnetic-activity and starspot cycles in rapidly-rotating, dynamo-rejuvenated stars. These data support a picture where carbon pollution results from wind capture prior to Roche lobe overflow, and the orbital period distribution appears to be moderately shifted to longer periods than carbon-normal, low-mass stars in similar binaries. The band-combined approach adopted in this work may be more sensitive than prior work using single-bandpass light curves, where at most 19 of 34 binary candidates previously published are independently confirmed here.
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| Authors | Jonathan A G McLennan, Jay Farihi, S. G. Parsons |
| Journal | monthly notices of the royal astronomical society |
| Year | 2026 |
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10.1093/mnras/stag1301
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