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Binary Star Frequency

Binary Star Frequency is a statistical metric in astrophysics that quantifies the proportion of stars in a given stellar population that are components of binary or multiple star systems, distinguishing it from other stellar census measures by specifically addressing the incidence rate of stellar multiplicity.

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Binary FractionStellar Multiplicity Fraction

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Multiplicity among M dwarfs

Debra A. Fischer, Geoffrey W. Marcy · The Astrophysical Journal · 1992 · 675 citations

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ICCD Speckle Observations of Binary Stars. XIX. An Astrometric/Spectroscopic Survey of O Stars

Brian D. Mason, Douglas R. Gies, William I. Hartkopf et al. · The Astronomical Journal · 1998 · 607 citations · Full text

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THE HIGH ANGULAR RESOLUTION MULTIPLICITY OF MASSIVE STARS

The Astronomical Journal · 2009 · 554 citations · Full text

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The multiplicity of T Tauri stars in the star forming regions Taurus-Auriga and Ophiuchus-Scorpius: A 2.2 micron speckle imaging survey

A. M. Ghez, G. Neugebauer, K. Matthews · The Astronomical Journal · 1993 · 553 citations · Full text

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Normal and Abnormal Binary Frequencies

Helmut A. Abt · Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics · 1983 · 467 citations

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Authors

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  1. HA
    Helmut A. Abt

    Kitt Peak National Observatory, United States

    9 publications · 843 citations

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  2. JB
    J. Bouvier

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    6 publications · 317 citations

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  3. AF
    A. F. J. Moffat

    Université de Montréal, Canada

    6 publications · 414 citations

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  4. DW
    David W. Latham

    Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian, United States

    6 publications · 722 citations

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  5. BW
    Bruce W. Carney

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    5 publications · 646 citations

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223

  1. University of Hawaii System

    Honolulu, United States

    10 h-index

    13 publications

    3.1K citations

  2. Max Planck Institute for Astronomy

    Heidelberg, Germany

    9 h-index

    15 publications

    1.4K citations

  3. Georgia State University

    Atlanta, United States

    8 h-index

    21 publications

    6.6K citations

  4. Université de Montréal

    Montreal, Canada

    8 h-index

    13 publications

    939 citations

  5. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    7 h-index

    16 publications

    1.2K citations

  6. Space Telescope Science Institute

    Baltimore, United States

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    1.1K citations

  7. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    2.4K citations

  8. Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias

    Tenerife, Spain

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    413 citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 39 publications · 3.8K citations

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  2. The Astronomical Journal

    AJ · 34 publications · 4.5K citations

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  3. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    17 publications · 1.2K citations

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  4. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    17 publications · 1.2K citations

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  5. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

    4 publications · 538 citations

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