Currently what I am attempting to do is to generate a spectrum from FERRE that represents a binary system and see how well it fits the observed spectrum.
So far I’ve generated the spectra of the two stars and shifting them by using the velocities generated by martins SB2 code.
The next step is now fitting the the model spectra of the individual stars with the observed spectra.
To do this I will create a “model temperature grid” holding a range that will be tested against the observed spectra and continue to narrow that range until we have a proper approximation.
Excellent! Can you post a figure showing one of your dual-star models, and/or bring a figure to our Wednesday research meeting?
And fitting the model spectra to the observed spectra is a good next step! We can talk during the meeting about the pros and cons of using the individual and combined spectra for this step…
-kevin