W UMa-type Binary Stars in Globular Clusters

Abstract

A sample of 86 contact binary systems in 14 globular clusters with available color index data in (B-V) or in (V-I) has been analyzed. At least one third of all systems are numerous foreground Galactic Disk projections over long lines of sight to the clusters. Since the selection of the cluster members has been based on the MV(logP, color) calibrations, the matter of a metallicity-correction required particular attention with the result that such a correction is apparently not needed at the present level of accuracy. Analysis of the color-magnitude and period-color relations shows that globular cluster members are under-luminous relative to the Galactic Disk contact systems mainly because of the smaller sizes and, consequently, shorter orbital periods; the color-index effect of the diminished blanketing is less important, especially for (V-I). The variability amplitudes for the Blue Straggler systems show a significantly different distribution from that for systems below the Turn Off Point (TOP): The BS systems show only small amplitudes while the distribution for the systems below the TOP is peculiar in containing only large amplitude systems. This difference is linked to an observational selection effect so that efforts at determining the frequency of occurrence of the contact systems below the TOP have been judged to be premature; the frequency among the BS stars could be at about 45+-10 BS stars per one contact BS binary.

submitted for publication in Astronomical Journal; 8 figures, 3 tables (Table 1 in landscape)

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