Poster abstract details

CoRoT eclipsing binaries with pulsating components
C. Maceroni et al.

Abstract

We present the result of the analysis of a sample of eclipsing binaries of asteroseismological interest discovered by CoRoT, including the seismological target HD174884 , formed by two early type stars, and two eclipsing systems with Gamma Dor candidate components which were found in the first exoplanet fields.
A ground based spectroscopic follow up of HD 174884 allowed a sound determination of the system physical parameters and age. Besides the analysis of the light curve residuals evidenced the presence of phase locked patterns, which were interpreted in terms of tidally excited pulsations in a strongly eccentric orbit.