3 papers
astro-ph.SR2009
Multiwavelength Observations of the Runaway Binary HD 15137
M. Virginia McSwain, Michael De Becker, Mallory S. E. Roberts +6
HD 15137 is an intriguing runaway O-type binary system that offers a rare opportunity to explore the mechanism by which it was ejected from the open cluster of its birth. Here we p…
astro-ph.SR2009
Analysis of B and Be Star Populations of the Double Cluster h and chi Persei
Amber N. Marsh, M. Virginia McSwain, Thayne Currie
We present blue optical spectra of 92 members of h and chi Per obtained with the WIYN telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. From these spectra, several stellar parameters we…
astro-ph.HE2009
The Orbits of the Gamma-ray Binaries LS I +61 303 and LS 5039
Christina Aragona, M. Virginia McSwain, Erika D. Grundstrom +5
LS I +61 303 and LS 5039 are two of only a handful of known high mass X-ray binaries (HMXBs) that exhibit very high energy emission in the MeV-TeV range, and these "gamma-ray binar…