Search for dissertations about: "astrometric binaries"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words astrometric binaries.

2. 1. Studies of Double and Multiple Stars Using Space Astrometry

   Author : Carl Fredrik Quist; Astronomi - Genomgår omorganisation; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; cosmic chemistry; space research; brown dwarfs; Binaries; astrometric binaries; astrometry; Hipparcos; GAIA; Astronomy; data analysis; Astronomi; rymdvetenskap; kosmisk kemi; Fysicumarkivet A:2000:Quist;

   Abstract : This thesis introduces and summarizes four papers dealing with the study of double and multiple stars using space astrometry. The introduction gives a brief review of the role of binary observations in various fields of astronomy --- star formation, stellar masses and the mass-luminosity relation, initial mass function, detection of sub-stellar mass companions. READ MORE