Keywords :
binaries spectroscopic - binaries: eclipsing - stars: early-type - stars: kinematics and dynamics - binaries: general
Abstract:Massive stars are a key element to understand the chemical and dynamical evolution of galaxies. Stellar evolution is conditioned by many factors: rotation, mass loss, and interaction with other objects are the most important ones for massive stars. During the first evolutionary stages of stars with initial masses (i.e. M_ZAMS_) in the M_ZAMS_~18-70M_{sum}_ range they are of spectral type O. Given that stars in this mass range spend roughly 90% of their lifetime as O-type stars, establishing the multiplicity frequency and binary properties of O-type stars is crucial for many fields of modern astrophysics.
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