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Yasaman Dashti

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Two-dimensional Parameter Relationships for W UMa-type Systems Revisited

Reviewing the empirical and theoretical parameter relationships between various parameters is a good way to understand more about contact binary systems. In this investigation, two-dimensional (2D) relationships for P-M_V(system), P-L_1,2, M_1,2-L_1,2, and q-L_ratio were revisited. The sample used is related to 118 contact binary systems with an orbital period shorter than 0.6 days whose absolute parameters were estimated based on the Gaia Data Release 3 (DR3) parallax. We reviewed previous studies on 2D relationships and updated six parameter relationships. Therefore, Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) and Machine Learning (ML) methods were used, and the outcomes were compared. We selected 22 contact binary systems from eight previous studies for comparison, which had light curve solutions using spectroscopic data. The results show that the systems are in good agreement with the results of this study.

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The First Light Curve Solutions of GW Leo and Period Study of Two Contact Binary Systems

We performed the first light curve analysis of GW Leo and a new ephemeris is obtained for QT Boo. In the present photometric study of two contact binary systems, we found that the period of these binary systems is decreasing at a rate of dp/dt=-6.21*10^(-3) days yr^(-1) for GW Leo, and dp/dt=-4.72*10^(-3) days yr^(-1) for QT Boo, respectively. The light curve investigation also yields that the system GW Leo is a contact W UMa eclipsing binary with a photometric mass ratio of q=0.881+-0.030, a fillout factor of f=3%, and an inclination of 54.060+-0.066 deg. Due to the O'Connell effect which is known as asymmetries in the light curves' maxima, a cold spot is employed along with the solution. We also calculate the distance of GW Leo from the distance modulus formula as 465.58+-23 pc, which is relatively close to the quantity measured by the Gaia DR2 using the binary systems' parallax. Moreover, the positions of their components on the H-R diagram are represented.

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