scholarly journals The Mysterious Nature of HS 2331+3905

2004 ◽  
Vol 194 ◽  
pp. 190-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Aranjo-Betancor ◽  
B. T. Gänsicke ◽  
H.-J. Hagen ◽  
T. R. Marsh ◽  
J. Thorstensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radial Velocity ◽  
Optical Spectroscopy ◽  
Orbital Period ◽  
White Dwarf ◽  
Large Amplitude ◽  
Cataclysmic Variable ◽  
Ccd Photometry ◽  
Velocity Variations

AbstractWe report the discovery of one unique cataclysmic variable drawn from the Hamburg Quasar Survey, HS 2331 + 3905. Follow-up observations obtained over three years unveiled a very unusual picture. The large amplitude 3.5 h radial velocity variations obtained from our optical spectroscopy is not the orbital period of the system, as one would normally expect. Instead, extensive CCD photometry strongly suggests that HS 2331 + 3005 is a short orbital period cataclysmic variable with Рorb = 81.09 min, containing a cold white dwarf which appears to exhibit ZZ Ceti pulsations.

scholarly journals Identification of 3XMM J000511.8+634018 as a new polar at Porb = 133.5 min – is it inside or outside the period gap?

2020 ◽  
Vol 637 ◽  
pp. A35
Author(s):  
A. D. Schwope ◽  
H. Worpel ◽  
N. A. Webb ◽  
F. Koliopanos ◽  
S. Guillot
Keyword(s):  
Optical Spectroscopy ◽  
Orbital Period ◽  
Thermal Plasma ◽  
White Dwarf ◽  
Cataclysmic Variables ◽  
Light Curves ◽  
Cataclysmic Variable ◽  
Minimum Period ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Bright Phase

Aims. We aimed to identify the variable X-ray source 3XMM J000511.8+634018, which was serendipitously discovered through routine inspections while the 3XMM catalogue was compiled. Methods. We analysed the archival XMM-Newton observation of the source, obtained BUSCA photometry in three colours, and performed optical spectroscopy with the LBT. These data were supplemented by archival observations from the Zwicky Transient Facility. Results. Based on its optical and X-ray properties, 3XMM J000511.8+634018 is classified as a magnetic cataclysmic variable, or polar. The flux is modulated with a period of 2.22 h (8009.1 ± 0.2 s), which we identify with the orbital period. The bright phases are highly variable in X-ray luminosity from one cycle to the next. The source shows a thermal plasma spectrum typical of polars without evidence of a luminous soft blackbody-like component. It is non-eclipsing and displays one-pole accretion. The X-ray and BUSCA light curves show a stream absorption dip, which suggests an inclination 50° < i <  75°. The phasing of this feature, which occurs at the end of the bright phase, requires a somewhat special accretion geometry with a stream running far around the white dwarf before it is magnetically channelled. The period of this polar falls within the period gap of the cataclysmic variables (2.15−3.18 h), but appears to fall just below the minimum period when only polars are considered.

scholarly journals HS 2237+8154: A New Pre-CV just above the Period Gap

2004 ◽  
Vol 194 ◽  
pp. 271-271
Author(s):  
B. T. Gänsicke ◽  
S. Araujo-Betancor ◽  
H.-J. Hagen ◽  
E. T. Harlaftis ◽  
S. Kitsionas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radial Velocity ◽  
Orbital Period ◽  
Velocity Variation ◽  
Cataclysmic Variable ◽  
Evolutionary State ◽  
Radial Velocity Variation

We report follow-up observations of the new pre-cataclysmic variable HS 2237+8154, identified from the Hamburg Quasar Survey. The orbital period derived from ellipsoidal modulation observed in the iR-band as well as from the Hα radial velocity variation is orb = 178.10 ± 0.08 min. We briefly discuss the evolutionary state of this system.

scholarly journals Fluorescence and Chromospheric Activity of V471 Tau

2002 ◽  
Vol 187 ◽  
pp. 167-172
Author(s):  
T.R. Vaccaro ◽  
R.E. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Light Curve ◽  
Radial Velocity ◽  
Orbital Period ◽  
White Dwarf ◽  
Binary Star ◽  
Star Model ◽  
Orbital Inclination ◽  
Orbital Parameters ◽  
Maximum Emission ◽  
Chromospheric Activity

AbstractThe red dwarf + white dwarf eclipsing binary V471 Tau shows a variable Hα feature that varies from absorption during eclipse to maximum emission during white dwarf transit. In 1998 we obtained simultaneous BVRI photometry and Hα spectroscopy, with thorough phase coverage of the 12.5 hour orbital period. A binary star model was used with our light curve, radial velocity, and Hα data to refine stellar and orbital parameters. Combined absorption-emission profiles were generated by the model and fit to the observations, yielding a red star radius of 0.94R⊙. Orbital inclination 78° is required with this size and other known parameters. The model includes three spots 1,000 K cooler than the surrounding photosphere. The variable Hα profile was modeled as a chromospheric fluorescing region (essentially on the surface of the red star) centered at the substellar point. Additional emission seen outside our modeled profiles may be large co-rotating prominences that complicate the picture.

scholarly journals Chromatic Amplitudes and Line-of-Sight Velocity Variations for the Pulsating DB White Dwarf GD 358

2002 ◽  
Vol 185 ◽  
pp. 380-381
Author(s):  
R. Kotak
Keyword(s):  
Optical Spectroscopy ◽  
White Dwarf ◽  
Line Of Sight ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Velocity Variations

AbstractWe report on preliminary results from time-resolved optical spectroscopy of the He-rich variable white dwarf GD 358.

scholarly journals The Effective Temperature Distribution Function of Cataclysmic Variable White Dwarfs

1987 ◽  
Vol 93 ◽  
pp. 47-51
Author(s):  
E.M. Sion
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Function ◽  
Temperature Distribution ◽  
Orbital Period ◽  
White Dwarf ◽  
White Dwarfs ◽  
Cataclysmic Variables ◽  
Cataclysmic Variable ◽  
Term Evolution ◽  
Effective Temperatures

AbstractWith the recent detection of direct white dwarf photospheric radiation from certain cataclysmic variables in quiescent (low accretion) states, important implications and clues about the nature and long-term evolution of cataclysmic variables can emerge from an analysis of their physical properties. Detection of the underlying white dwarfs has led to a preliminary empirical CV white dwarf temperature distribution function and, in a few cases, the first detailed look at a freshly accreted while dwarf photosphere. The effective temperatures of CV white dwarfs plotted versus orbital period for each type of CV appears to reveal a tendency for the cooler white dwarf primaries to reside in the shorter period systems. Possible implications are briefly discussed.

scholarly journals Swift/XRT Deep Galactic Plane Survey Discovery of a New Intermediate Polar Cataclysmic Variable, Swift J183920.1-045350

2021 ◽  
Vol 923 (2) ◽  
pp. 243
Author(s):  
Nicholas M. Gorgone ◽  
Patrick A. Woudt ◽  
David Buckley ◽  
Koji Mukai ◽  
Chryssa Kouveliotou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Orbital Period ◽  
Galactic Plane ◽  
Emission Lines ◽  
Cataclysmic Variable ◽  
Optical Photometry ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Common Features ◽  
Spin Period ◽  
Long Baseline

Abstract We report on the Swift/XRT Deep Galactic Plane Survey discovery and multiwavelength follow-up observations of a new intermediate polar (IP) cataclysmic variable, Swift J183920.1-045350. A 449.7 s spin period is found in XMM-Newton and NuSTAR data, accompanied by a 459.9 s optical period that is most likely the synodic, or beat period, produced from a 5.6 hr orbital period. The orbital period is seen with moderate significance in independent long-baseline optical photometry observations taken with the ZTF and SAAO telescopes. We find that the X-ray pulse fraction of the source decreases with increasing energy. The X-ray spectra are consistent with the presence of an Fe emission line complex with both local and interstellar absorption. In the optical spectra, strong Hα, H i, He i, and He ii emission lines are observed, all common features in magnetic CVs. The source properties are thus typical of known IPs, with the exception of its estimated distance of 2.26 − 0.83 + 1.93 kpc, which is larger than typical, extending the reach of the CV population in our Galaxy.

scholarly journals Optical detection of the rapidly spinning white dwarf in V1460 Her

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Pelisoli ◽  
R T Marsh ◽  
R P Ashley ◽  
Pasi Hakala ◽  
A Aungwerojwit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
White Dwarf ◽  
White Dwarfs ◽  
Binary Systems ◽  
Hubble Space Telescope ◽  
Cataclysmic Variable ◽  
Optical Photometry ◽  
Arrival Times ◽  
Precise Ephemeris ◽  
History Of

Abstract Accreting magnetic white dwarfs offer an opportunity to understand the interplay between spin-up and spin-down torques in binary systems. Monitoring of the white dwarf spin may reveal whether the white dwarf spin is currently in a state of near-equilibrium, or of uni-directional evolution towards longer or shorter periods, reflecting the recent history of the system and providing constraints for evolutionary models. This makes the monitoring of the spin history of magnetic white dwarfs of high interest. In this paper we report the results of a campaign of follow-up optical photometry to detect and track the 39 sec white dwarf spin pulses recently discovered in Hubble Space Telescope data of the cataclysmic variable V1460 Her. We find the spin pulsations to be present in g-band photometry at a typical amplitude of 0.4 per cent. Under favourable observing conditions, the spin signal is detectable using 2-meter class telescopes. We measured pulse-arrival times for all our observations, which allowed us to derive a precise ephemeris for the white dwarf spin. We have also derived an orbital modulation correction that can be applied to the measurements. With our limited baseline of just over four years, we detect no evidence yet for spin-up or spin-down of the white dwarf, obtaining a lower limit of $|P/\dot{P}| &gt; 4\times 10^{7}$ years, which is already 4 to 8 times longer than the timescales measured in two other cataclysmic variable systems containing rapidly rotating white dwarfs, AE Aqr and AR Sco.

scholarly journals New Exosat Observations of TV Columbae: Preliminary Results

1987 ◽  
Vol 93 ◽  
pp. 261-267
Author(s):  
J. Schrijver ◽  
A.C. Brinkman ◽  
H. Van Der Woerd
Keyword(s):  
Light Curve ◽  
Orbital Period ◽  
White Dwarf ◽  
Lower Energy ◽  
Cataclysmic Variable ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
First Results ◽  
Absorption Features ◽  
Energy Channels

AbstractThe first results of the analysis of new EXOSAT observations of the DQ Her type cataclysmic variable TV Col are presented. The period of the 1–10 kev X-ray pulsation associated with the white-dwarf rotation is now established as 1911 s. The pulsations are most pronounced in the lower energy channels (1–3.5 keV). The X-ray light curve shows absorption features associated with the orbital period of the system.

scholarly journals Two new double-lined spectroscopic binary white dwarfs

2020 ◽  
Vol 493 (2) ◽  
pp. 2805-2816 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mukremin Kilic ◽  
A Bédard ◽  
P Bergeron ◽  
Alekzander Kosakowski
Keyword(s):  
Radial Velocity ◽  
White Dwarf ◽  
White Dwarfs ◽  
Binary Systems ◽  
Mass Ratio ◽  
Orbital Parameters ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Spectroscopic Binary ◽  
Velocity Variations ◽  
Period System

ABSTRACT We present radial velocity observations of four binary white dwarf candidates identified through their overluminosity. We identify two new double-lined spectroscopic binary systems, WD 0311–649 and WD 1606+422, and constrain their orbital parameters. WD 0311–649 is a 17.7 h period system with a mass ratio of 1.44 ± 0.06 and WD 1606+422 is a 20.1 h period system with a mass ratio of 1.33 ± 0.03. An additional object, WD 1447–190, is a 43 h period single-lined white dwarf binary, whereas WD 1418–088 does not show any significant velocity variations over time-scales ranging from minutes to decades. We present an overview of the 14 overluminous white dwarfs that were identified by Bédard et al., and find the fraction of double- and single-lined systems to be both 31 per cent. However, an additional 31 per cent of these overluminous white dwarfs do not show any significant radial velocity variations. We demonstrate that these must be in long-period binaries that may be resolved by Gaia astrometry. We also discuss the overabundance of single low-mass white dwarfs identified in the SPY survey, and suggest that some of those systems are also likely long-period binary systems of more massive white dwarfs.

scholarly journals Time Dependence in Accretion Onto Magnetic White Dwarfs

1983 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
pp. 199-205
Author(s):  
Steven H. Langer ◽  
G. Chanmugam ◽  
G. Shaviv
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Kinetic Energy ◽  
Orbital Period ◽  
White Dwarf ◽  
Velocity Structure ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Cataclysmic Variable ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Accretion Flow ◽  
The Magnetic Field

In this talk, we consider cataclysmic variable systems containing a white dwarf with a strong magnetic field. These include systems like AM Her (see, e.g., Chiappetti, Tanzi, and Treves 1981) in which the white dwarf rotates at the orbital period and systems such as AE Aquari in which the white dwarf rotates much faster than synchronously (see Patterson et al. 1980). The magnetic field in all of these systems is strong enough to disrupt the accretion disk at a point far above the surface of the white dwarf and may prevent the formation of a disk altogether. We will present theoretical models for the temperature, density, and velocity structure of the accretion flow in the region near the surface of the white dwarf where the kinetic energy of the flow is thermalized and radiated in the form of X-rays and ultraviolet radiation. This information is required to calculate accurate model spectra, and the results also have immediate consequences for the interpretation of observations.

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