Not that simple: the metallicity dependence of the wide binary fraction changes with separation and stellar mass
arXiv:2205.04444 · doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ac6c84
Abstract
The metallicity dependence of the wide binary fraction (WBF) is critical for studying the formation of wide binaries. While controversial results have been found in recent years. Here we combine the wide binary catalog recognized from Gaia EDR3 and stellar parameters from LAMOST to investigate this topic. Taking bias of the stellar temperature at given separations into account, we find that the relationship between the WBF and metallicity depends on temperature for the thin-disk at s > 200 AU. It changes from negative to positive as the temperature increases from 4000 K to 7500 K. This temperature/mass dependence is not seen for the thick-disk. Besides, the general tendency between the WBF and metallicity varies with the separation, consistent with previous results. It shows anti-correlation at small separations, s < 200 AU for the thin-disk and s < 600 AU for the thick-disk. Then it becomes an "arcuate" shape at larger separations (hundreds to thousands of AU), peaking at [Fe/H] ~ 0.1 for the thin-disk and [Fe/H] ~ -0.5 for the thick disk. Finally it becomes roughly flat for the thin-disk at 1000 < s < 10000 AU. Our work provides new observational evidences for theoretical studies on binary formation and evolution.
arXiv comment14 pages, 9 figures, ApJ accepted. Comments are welcome
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