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astro-ph2008★ 1 cited
HW Vir's Companion: a M-type Dwarf, or maybe a giant rotating spherical Mirror?
Heinz Edelmann
From optical high-resolution spectra the nature of the unseen companion of HW Vir is determined without detection of any spectral features originating from the secondary itself. Us…
astro-ph2008★ 2 cited
Hypervelocity Stars: Young and Heavy or Old and Light?
Uli Heber, Heiko Hirsch, Heinz Edelmann +4
The first three hyper-velocity stars (HVS) unbound to the Galaxy were serendipitously discovered in 2005. The only suggested origin of hyper-velocity stars is the Galactic Centre a…
astro-ph2008
Binary sdB Stars with Massive Compact Companions
S. Geier, C. Karl, H. Edelmann +2
The masses of compact objects like white dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes are fundamental to astrophysics, but very difficult to measure. We present the results of an analysis…