Single and Composite Hot Subdwarf Stars in the Light of 2MASS Photometry

Abstract

Utilizing the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) Second Incremental Data Release Catalog, we have retrieved near-IR magnitudes for several hundred hot subdwarfs (sdO and sdB stars) drawn from the "Catalogue of Spectroscopically Identified Hot Subdwarfs" (Kilkenny, Heber, & Drilling 1988, 1992). This sample size greatly exceeds that of previous studies of hot subdwarfs. Examining 2MASS photometry alone or in combination with visual photometry (Johnson BV or Stromgren uvby) available in the literature, we show that it is possible to identify hot subdwarf stars that exhibit atypically red IR colors that can be attributed to the presence of an unresolved late type companion. Utilizing this large sample, we attempt for the first time to define an approximately volume limited sample of hot subdwarfs. We discuss the considerations, biases, and difficulties in defining such a sample. We find that, of the hot subdwarfs in Kilkenny et al., about 40% in a magnitude limited sample have colors that are consistent with the presence of an unresolved late type companion. Binary stars are over-represented in a magnitude limited sample. In an approximately volume limited sample the fraction of composite-color binaries is about 30%.

to appear in Sept 2003 AJ, 41 pages total, 12 figures, 2 tables are truncated (full tables to appear in electronic journal or available by request)

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