HST survey of the Orion Nebula Cluster in the H${}_2$O 1.4 $\mu$m absorption band: III. The population of sub-stellar binary companions

Abstract

We present new results concerning the sub-stellar binary population in the Orion Nebula Cluster (ONC). Using the Karhunen-Loève Image Projection (KLIP) algorithm, we have reprocessed images taken with the IR channel of the Wide Field Camera 3 mounted on the Hubble Space Telescope to unveil faint close companions in the wings of the stellar PSFs. Starting with a sample of $1392$ bona-fide not saturated cluster members, we detect $39$ close-pairs cluster candidates with separation $0.16^{\prime \prime }-0.77^{\prime \prime }$. The primary masses span a range M${}_p$ $\sim 0.015-1.27$ M${}_{\odot }$ whereas for the companions we derive M${}_c$ $\sim 0.004-0.54$ M${}_{\odot }$. Of these $39$ binary systems, $18$ were already known while the remaining $21$ are new detections. Correcting for completeness and combining our catalog with previously detected ONC binaries, we obtain an overall binary fraction of $11.5\%\pm 0.9\%$. Compared to other star forming regions, our multiplicity function is $\sim 2$ smaller than e.g. Taurus, while compared to the binaries in the field we obtain comparable values. We analyze the mass function of the binaries, finding differences between the mass distribution of binaries and single stars and between primary and companion mass distributions. The mass ratio shows a bottom-heavy distribution with median value of $M_c/M_p\sim 0.25$. Overall our results suggest that ONC binaries may represent a template for the typical population of field binaries, supporting the hypothesis that the ONC may be regarded as a most typical star forming region in the Milky Way.

arXiv commentAccepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal

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