scholarly journals SN 2017gci: a nearby Type I Superluminous Supernova with a bumpy tail

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Fiore ◽  
T-W Chen ◽  
A Jerkstrand ◽  
S Benetti ◽  
R Ciolfi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Initial Period ◽  
Absolute Magnitude ◽  
Emission Feature ◽  
Light Curves ◽  
Type I ◽  
Power Sources ◽  
Circumstellar Material ◽  
Maximum Light ◽  
Broad Emission ◽  
Photometric Observations

Abstract We present and discuss the optical spectro-photometric observations of the nearby (z = 0.087) Type I superluminous supernova (SLSN I) SN 2017gci, whose peak K-corrected absolute magnitude reaches Mg = −21.5 mag. Its photometric and spectroscopic evolution includes features of both slow- and of fast-evolving SLSN I, thus favoring a continuum distribution between the two SLSN-I subclasses. In particular, similarly to other SLSNe I, the multi-band light curves of SN 2017gci show two re-brightenings at about 103 and 142 days after the maximum light. Interestingly, this broadly agrees with a broad emission feature emerging around 6520 Å after ∼51 days from the maximum light, which is followed by a sharp knee in the light curve. If we interpret this feature as Hα, this could support the fact that the bumps are the signature of late interactions of the ejecta with a (hydrogen-rich) circumstellar material. Then we fitted magnetar- and CSM-interaction- powered synthetic light curves onto the bolometric one of SN 2017gci. In the magnetar case, the fit suggests a polar magnetic field Bp ≃ 6 × 1014 G, an initial period of the magnetar Pinitial ≃ 2.8 ms, an ejecta mass Mejecta ≃ 9 M⊙ and an ejecta opacity κ ≃ 0.08 cm2 g−1. A CSM-interaction scenario would imply a CSM mass ≃ 5 M⊙ and an ejecta mass ≃ 12 M⊙. Finally, the nebular spectrum of phase +187 days was modeled, deriving a mass of ∼10 M⊙ for the ejecta. Our models suggest that either a magnetar or CSM interaction might be the power sources for SN 2017gci and that its progenitor was a massive (40 M⊙) star.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF A SHORT PERIODIC PULSATOR: SX PHOENICIS STAR XX CYG

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 287-294
Author(s):  
Mohamed Abdel-Sabour ◽  
Ahmed Shokry ◽  
Ahmed Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Light Curve ◽  
Stellar Evolution ◽  
Light Curves ◽  
Instability Strip ◽  
Maximum Light ◽  
Photometric Observations ◽  
Ccd Observations

Photometric observations were made of the SX Phoenicis star XX Cyg between September and October 2019, using the 1.88-m Kottamia reflector telescope in Egypt. We used 340 CCD observations with blue-visible-red (BVR) filters to derive light curves. In addition, we obtained 9540 visual magnitudes for XX Cyg from the literature to prepare an observed-minus-calculated (O-C) diagram. 85 new times of maximum for XX Cyg are presented. We did not detect a bump in the descending portion of the light curve of maximum light for XX Cyg. However, we did detect a secular bump in the phased light curves, which changes with phase in some SuperWASP observations. We found the change in period of XX Cyg to be dP/dt = 15.5 × 10-5 s/yr, with its amplitude decreasing at a rate of 0.7 mmag/year. Stellar parameters of XX Cyg and its position in the instability strip of the Hertzsprung Russell stellar evolution diagram are presented.

scholarly journals Optical light curves of FUor and FUor-like objects

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (S325) ◽  
pp. 266-269
Author(s):  
Evgeni Semkov ◽  
Stoyanka Peneva ◽  
Sunay Ibryamov
Keyword(s):  
Light Curve ◽  
Photographic Plate ◽  
Light Curves ◽  
Curve Shape ◽  
Photometric Study ◽  
Maximum Light ◽  
Photometric Observations ◽  
Rate Of Increase ◽  
Photometric Monitoring

AbstractUsing recent data from photometric monitoring and data from the photographic plate archives we aim to study, the long-term photometric behavior of FUors. The construction of the historical light curves of FUors could be very important for determining the beginning of the outburst, the time to reach the maximum light, the rate of increase and decrease in brightness, the pre-outburst variability of the star. Our CCD photometric observations were performed with the telescopes of the Rozhen (Bulgaria) and Skinakas (Crete, Greece) observatories. Most suitable for long-term photometric study are the plate archives of the big Schmidt telescopes, as the telescopes at Kiso Observatory, Asiago Observatory, Palomar Observatory and others. In comparing our results with light curves of the well-studied FUors, we conclude that every new FUor object shows different photometric behavior. Each known FUor has a different rate of increase and decrease in brightness and a different light curve shape.

scholarly journals The study of multipeaked type-I X-ray bursts in the neutron star low-mass X-ray binary 4U 1636 − 536 with RXTE

2020 ◽  
Vol 501 (1) ◽  
pp. 168-178
Author(s):  
Chen Li ◽  
Guobao Zhang ◽  
Mariano Méndez ◽  
Jiancheng Wang ◽  
Ming Lyu
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Star ◽  
Flux Ratio ◽  
Light Curves ◽  
Type I ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Soft State ◽  
Peak Flux ◽  
Low Mass ◽  
Two Peaks ◽  
Second Peak

ABSTRACT We have found and analysed 16 multipeaked type-I bursts from the neutron-star low-mass X-ray binary 4U 1636 − 53 with the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE). One of the bursts is a rare quadruple-peaked burst that was not previously reported. All 16 bursts show a multipeaked structure not only in the X-ray light curves but also in the bolometric light curves. Most of the multipeaked bursts appear in observations during the transition from the hard to the soft state in the colour–colour diagram. We find an anticorrelation between the second peak flux and the separation time between two peaks. We also find that in the double-peaked bursts the peak-flux ratio and the temperature of the thermal component in the pre-burst spectra are correlated. This indicates that the double-peaked structure in the light curve of the bursts may be affected by enhanced accretion rate in the disc, or increased temperature of the neutron star.

scholarly journals Unidentified emission features in the R Coronae Borealis star V854 Centauri

2018 ◽  
Vol 610 ◽  
pp. L6 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. C. Oostrum ◽  
B. B. Ochsendorf ◽  
L. Kaper ◽  
A. G. G. M. Tielens
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Physical Nature ◽  
The Other ◽  
Large Telescope ◽  
Circumstellar Material ◽  
Spatially Resolved ◽  
Broad Emission ◽  
Very Large Telescope ◽  
New Feature ◽  
Molecular Nature

During its 2012 decline, the R Coronae Borealis star (RCB) V854 Cen was spectroscopically monitored with X-shooter on the ESO Very Large Telescope. The obscured optical and near-infrared spectrum exhibits many narrow and several broad emission features, as previously observed. The envelope is spatially resolved along the slit and allows for a detailed study of the circumstellar material. In this Letter, we report on the properties of a number of unidentified visual emission features (UFs), including the detection of a new feature at 8692 Å. These UFs have been observed in the Red Rectangle (RR), but their chemical and physical nature is still a mystery. The previously known UFs behave similarly in the RR and in V854 Cen, but are not detected in six other observed RCBs. Some hydrogen might be required for the formation of their carrier(s). The λ8692 UF is present in all RCBs. Its carrier is likely of a carbonaceous molecular nature, presumably different from that of the other UFs.

Times of maximum of KZ Hya from OACS -UNAH

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-93
Author(s):  
M. Meza ◽  
A. Pineda ◽  
C. Argueta ◽  
Y. Mendoza ◽  
M. C. Pereira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Variable Star ◽  
Variable Stars ◽  
Surface Layers ◽  
Maximum Light ◽  
Photometric Observations

A pulsating variable star is one whose brightness changes periodically due to the expansion and contraction of the surface layers of the star. Several times of maximum light can be obtained in brief observations of SX Phoenicis variable stars due to their short periods of pulsation (P ~ 1:0 - 1:75 h). We report three new times of maximum light of SX Phoenicis star KZ Hya obtained from photometric observations made on the night of April 5-6, 2019 from the Observatorio Astronómico Centroaméricano de Suyapa (OACS) of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras

Early Blue Excess from the Type Ia Supernova 2017cbv

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (S339) ◽  
pp. 47-49
Author(s):  
G. Hosseinzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Light Curve ◽  
Standard Type ◽  
Circumstellar Material ◽  
Type Ia Supernova ◽  
Unusual Distribution ◽  
Photometric Observations ◽  
Type Ia ◽  
Optical Light Curve ◽  
Ia Supernovae

AbstractThis paper presented very early, high-cadence photometric observations of the nearby Type Ia SN 2017cbv. The light-curve is unique in that during the first five days of observations it has a blue bump in the U, B, and g bands which is clearly resolved by virtue of our photometric cadence of 5.7 hr during that time span. We modelled the light-curve as the combination of an early shock of the supernova ejecta against a non-degenerate companion star plus a standard Type Ia supernova component. Our best-fit model suggested the presence of a subgiant star 56 R⊙ from the exploding white dwarf, although that number is highly model-dependent. While the model matches the optical light-curve well, it over-predicts the flux expected in the ultraviolet bands. That may indicate that the shock is not a blackbody, perhaps because of line blanketing in the UV. Alternatively, it could point to another physical explanation for the optical blue bump, such as interaction with circumstellar material or an unusual distribution of the element Ni. Early optical spectra of SN 2017cbv show strong carbon absorption as far as day –13 with respect to maximum light, suggesting that the progenitor system contained a significant amount of unburnt material. These results for SN 2017cbv illustrate the power of early discovery and intense follow-up of nearby supernovæ for resolving standing questions about the progenitor systems and explosion mechanisms of Type Ia supernovæ.

scholarly journals Circular Polarimetry of AM Herculis

1983 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
pp. 207-210
Author(s):  
V. Piirola ◽  
O. Vilhu ◽  
I. Tuominen
Keyword(s):  
Circular Polarization ◽  
Magnetic Axis ◽  
Light Curves ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Probable Explanation ◽  
Photometric Observations ◽  
Peak Value

ABSTRACTCircular polarimetry in the red and simultaneous photometric observations in the UBVRI bands during the period June 1-3, 1981, are discussed. The peak value of negative circular polarization PV ~ -15 % is stronger than observed in 1976-79. Variations in the shape of the polarization and light curves occur from night to night. The positive crossover and reversal of the sign of the circular polarization are only marginal. A probable explanation of the short term variations seems to be the changing shape and position of the accretion columns with respect to the magnetic axis

scholarly journals Optical photometric variable stars towards Cygnus OB7

2019 ◽  
Vol 487 (2) ◽  
pp. 1765-1776 ◽  
Author(s):  
Somnath Dutta ◽  
Soumen Mondal ◽  
Santosh Joshi ◽  
Ramkrishna Das
Keyword(s):  
Variable Stars ◽  
T Tauri Stars ◽  
Light Curves ◽  
Main Sequence Stars ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Rotation Rates ◽  
T Tauri ◽  
Photometric Observations ◽  
Sky Survey ◽  
Magnitude Diagram

ABSTRACT We present optical I-band light curves of the stars towards a star-forming region Cygnus OB7 from 17-night photometric observations. The light curves are generated from a total of 381 image frames with very good photometric precision. From the light curves of 1900 stars and their periodogram analyses, we detect 31 candidate variables including five previously identified. 14 out of 31 objects are periodic and exhibit the rotation rates in the range of 0.15–11.60 d. We characterize those candidate variables using optical/infrared colour–colour diagram and colour–magnitude diagram (CMD). From spectral indices of the candidate variables, it turns out that four are probably Classical T-Tauri stars (CTTSs), rest remain unclassified from present data, they are possibly field stars or discless pre-main-sequence stars towards the region. Based on their location on the various CMDs, the ages of two T Tauri Stars were estimated to be ∼5 Myr. The light curves indicate at least five of the periodic variables are eclipsing systems. The spatial distribution of young variable candidates on Planck 857 GHz (350 $\mu$m) and 2MASS (Two Micron All Sky Survey) Ks images suggest that at least two of the CTTSs are part of the active star-forming cloud Lynds 1003.

scholarly journals A photometric and spectroscopic study of R Coronae Borealis stars in the LMC

1991 ◽  
Vol 148 ◽  
pp. 351-352
Author(s):  
W. A. Lawson ◽  
P. L. Cottrell ◽  
K. R. Pollard
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Spectroscopic Study ◽  
Large Magellanic Cloud ◽  
Magellanic Cloud ◽  
Light Curves ◽  
Photometric Observations ◽  
R Coronae Borealis Stars

Over the last several years we have obtained photometric observations of the four suspected (W Men, HV 5637, HV 12671, HV 12842) R Coronae Borealis (RCB) stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Fourier analyses of the light curves has revealed some periodicity in HV 12842, where there appear to be at least two closely spaced periods of 55 and 60 d. High resolution spectra of HV 12842, obtained with the Ango-Australian Telescope (AAT), indicate that it has similar atmospheric properties to a number of warmer galactic RCB and hydrogen-deficient Carbon (HdC) stars, e.g. R CrB, RY Sgr and XX Cam.

scholarly journals Variability of NGC 3783: First Results from an Intensive Ground-Based Monitoring Campaign

1994 ◽  
Vol 159 ◽  
pp. 407-407
Author(s):  
Giovanna M. Stirpe
Keyword(s):  
Emission Lines ◽  
Intensive Monitoring ◽  
Monitoring Campaign ◽  
Broad Emission ◽  
Photometric Observations ◽  
First Results ◽  
The Continuum

The International AGN Watch collaboration undertook an intensive monitoring campaign of the bright Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 3783 between December 1991 and August 1992, in order to study the variations of the continuum and broad emission lines. Spectroscopic and photometric observations took place at several ground-based observatories and formed the optical/IR counterpart to the UV observations conducted with the IUE (Reichert et al. 1993).

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