NASA NTRS · 19810061614
The FK Comae stars
Abstract
The paper presents IUE observations of three very rapidly rotating G-K giants (v sin i = 100 km/s). The UV spectra show strong chromospheric and transition region emission lines similar to (and in excess of) the RS CVn binaries. These stars show no evidence for radial velocity variations in excess of plus or minus 3 to plus or minus 20 km/s, arguing against duplicity. As a class, they lend support to the rotation-activity hypothesis. Coalesced W UMa binaries, rather than single stars, are the possible progenitors for these FK Com variables.
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Bopp, B. W., Stencel, R. E.. 1981-08-01. The FK Comae stars. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19810061614
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