R. T. Zavala et al. 2007 ApJ 655 1046 doi:10.1086/510108
The Mercury-Manganese Binary Star 
Herculis: Detection and Properties of the Secondary and Revision of the Elemental Abundances of the Primary
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R. T. Zavala1, S. J. Adelman2,3, C. A. Hummel4, A. F. Gulliver3,5, H. Caliskan6, J. T. Armstrong7, D. J. Hutter1, K. J. Johnston8 and T. A. Pauls7
Show affiliationsObservations of the mercury-manganese star 
Her with the Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer (NPOI) conclusively reveal the previously unseen companion in this single-lined binary system. The NPOI data were used to predict a spectral type of A8 V for the secondary star Her B. This prediction was subsequently confirmed by spectroscopic observations obtained at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory. Her B is rotating at 50 ± 3 km s-1, in contrast to the 8 km s-1 lines of Her A. Recognizing the lines from the secondary permits one to separate them from those of the primary. The abundance analysis of Her A shows an abundance pattern similar to those of other HgMn stars, with Al being very underabundant and Sc, Cr, Mn, Zn, Ga, Sr, Y, Zr, Ba, Ce, and Hg being very overabundant.
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astrometry; binaries: spectroscopic; stars: abundances; stars: chemically peculiar; stars: individual (
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Issue 2 (2007 February 1)
Received 2006 January 13, accepted for publication 2006 September 29
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The Mercury-Manganese Binary Star Herculis: Detection and Properties of the Secondary and Revision of the Elemental Abundances of the Primary
R. T. Zavala et al. 2007 ApJ 655 1046
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