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Table 1.

Overview of our sample: the LMC WN binaries and binary candidates.

Binary-candidate criteria

BAT99 Reference Aliases Spectral type (t) v [mag] LX(a)[erg s−1] Composite Eclipsing σRV P [d] Configuration
6 b,c Br 5, SK-67 18 12.2 3  ×  1033(c) Yes Yes Yes 2.0 SB1 + SB1:
12 d Br 10a, SK-67 22 O2 If*/WN5 13.7 <6  ×  1033 no No Yes 3.2 SB1: or single:
14 e,c Br 11, SK-68 19 WN4 + O9 V (c) 13.7 ≲1033 Yes No Marginal ?
17 e,c Br 14 WN4 + B0 V (c) 14.4 Yes No ?
19 e,c Br 16 WN3 + O6 V (c) 13.8 3.8  ×  1034 Yes Yes Yes 18 SB2
21 e,c Br 17, SK-67 63 WN4 + O9 III (c) 13.1 <8.2  ×  1033 Yes Marginal ?
27 e Br 21, SK-69 95 WN4 + B1 Ia 11.3 <2.4  ×  1033 Yes No No ?
29 e,c Br 23, SK-65 45 WN3 + B1.5 V (c) 14.6 ≲1033 Yes No Yes 2.2 SB2: (s)
31 e Br 25 WN3 15.5 diffuse No No Marginal (f) Single:
32 c,c Br 26, SK-71 21 WN5(h) (c) + WN6(h): (c) (+abs) 12.7 <3  ×  1033 Yes Yes 1.9 SB2 + (single:)
36 e,c Br 29, SK-68 77 WN3/WCE(+OB?) 14.8 <8.9  ×  1033 Marginal No No Single:
40 e Br 33 WN4 15.0 5  ×  1033(g) No No No Single:
42 e,c Br 34, SK-68 82 WN5 + B3 I (c) + ? 9.9 1  ×  1034 Yes No Yes SB1: + single:
43 e,c Br 33, SK-70 92 WN3 + O9 V (c) 14.2 <1.1  ×  1034 Yes Marginal Yes 2.8 SB2: (s)
47 e Br 39, SK-68 98 WN3 14.1 5  ×  1033 No No No Single:
49 e,c Br 40a, SK-71 34 WN3 + O8 V (c) 13.6 <9.1  ×  1033 Yes Yes 32 SB2
59 e,c Br 48, SK-67 184 WN3 + O6 III (c) 13.3 Yes Yes 4.7 SB2: (s)
60 c Br 49 WN3 (c) + O9 V (c) 14.6 <4.2  ×  1033 Yes No No ?
64 e,c Br 53, SK-69 198 WN3 + O9 V (c) 14.4 Yes Yes Yes 38 SB2: (s)
67 e Br 56 WN5 13.9 2  ×  1033 No No Marginal Single:
71 e,c Br 60 WN3 + O6.5 V (c) 15.1 <6.5  ×  1033 Yes Marginal (h) Yes 5.2 SB2: (s)
72 e,c Br 61 WN4 + O3.5 V (c),(i) 15.8 <5.6  ×  1033 Marginal No Marginal SB2:
77 d,c WN7 + O7.5 III (c) 13.3 1.4  ×  1033 Yes Yes 3.0 SB2
78 d Br 65b WN4 13.1 7  ×  1032 No No Single:
79 d,c Br 57 WN7 + O9 I (c) 13.6 7  ×  1032 Yes No ?
80 d,c Br 65c WN5 + O9.5 III (c) 13.2 1  ×  1033 Yes No No ?
82 e Br 66 WN3 16.1 2  ×  1033 No No No Single:
92 d,c Br 72, SK-69 235, R 130 WC4 (c),(j) + B1 Ia 11.5 4  ×  1033 Yes Yes 4.3 SB2 + single:
93 d Br 74a, VFTS 180 O3 If* 13.8 8  ×  1032 No No Single:
95 d,c Br 80, R 135, VFTS 402 WN5: (c) + WN7 (c) 13.2 <6.4  ×  1032 Yes Yes 2.1 SB2:
99 d Br 78, Mk 39 O2.5 If*/WN6 13.0 2  ×  1034 No Yes 93 SB1:
100 d Br 75, R 134, VFTS 1001 WN6h 12.8 2  ×  1033 No No Single:
102 d R 140a, VFTS 507 WN6 13.0 2  ×  1035 No No Single:
103 d,c R 140b, VFTS 509 WN5(h) + O4 V (c) 13.0 1  ×  1033 Yes Yes 2.8 SB2
105 d,k Br 77, Mk 42 O2 If* 12.8 4  ×  1033 No Yes SB1:
107 d,l Br 86, R 139, VFTS 527 O6.5Iafc + O6Iaf 12.1 3  ×  1033 Yes No Yes 154 SB2
111 m,n R 136b O4 If/WN8 (m) 13.4 ≲1033(p) No No Single:
112 m R 136c WN4.5h 13.6 6  ×  1034 No Yes 8.2 SB1
113 m,k,c VFTS 542, Mk 30 O2 If*/WN5 + B0 V (c) 13.6 <1.3  ×  1033 Yes Yes 4.7 SB2
114 d,k VFTS 545, Mk 35 O2 If*/WN5 13.6 1  ×  1033 No Marginal SB1:
116 o Br 84, Mk 34 WN5h (o) + WN5h (o) 13.6 2  ×  1035 Yes Yes 151 SB2
119 q Br 90, VFTS 695, R 145 WN6h + O3.5 If*/WN7 12.2 2  ×  1033 Yes No Yes 159 SB2
126 e,c Br 95 WN3 + (O7 V + O) (c) 13.3 1  ×  1033 Yes Yes 25 SB1 + SB2:
129 r Br 97 WN3 + O5 V 14.9 Yes Yes Yes 2.8 SB2

Notes. The table gives all binary candidates among the WN stars in the BAT99 catalog (excluding BAT99 118, see text for details). The columns are from left to right: BAT99 catalog number, reference, aliases, spectral types, and Smith visual magnitudes. In columns 6–10, we list X-ray luminosities, whether the systems show the presence of two or more components in their spectra (composite), and whether they are eclipsing (wind or photospheric), significantly RV variable (cf. FMG2003, S2008), and periodically RV variable. The final column shows the suggested configuration based on this study and previous studies. Bolded entries correspond to objects that are confirmed in this work as binary or multiple. Entries taken from references in Col. 2, with the exception unless otherwise noted with a footmark. Colons stand for uncertain entries. (a)Taken from Guerrero & Chu (2008a,b), except for BAT99 6, which is derived in this work. (f)Not confirmed by our study. (g)Reported by FMG03, but reported as undetected by Guerrero & Chu (2008a). (h)A single faint eclipse is obtained with the period P = 5.2 d, unequal to the spectroscopically derived period (2.3 d). (i)Uncertain, possibly single. (j)Revised from WN4b to WC4 in our study. (p)A potential detection was reported by Townsley et al. (2006) but was not confirmed by Guerrero & Chu (2008a). (s)Periodic RV variability for WR star; better data needed to confirm periodicity of OB-type companion. (t)Spectral types adopted from Neugent et al. (2018), unless otherwise stated.

References.(b)Niemela et al. (2001), Koenigsberger et al. (2003). (c)This study. (d)S2008. (e)FMG03. (k)Crowther & Walborn (2011). (l)Taylor et al. (2011). (m)Schnurr et al. (2009). (n)Crowther et al. (2016). (o)Pollock et al. (2018), Tehrani et al. (2019). (q)Shenar et al. (2017). (r)Foellmi et al. (2006).

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