Physics
Scientific paper
Jul 1996
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HST Proposal ID #6494
Physics
Hst Proposal Id #6494 Binaries And Star Fo
Scientific paper
We seek to extend our highly successful study of wind-formedlines in disk-accreting CV by observing systems at higherorbital inclination than previously, thus probing the wind togreater heights above the disk. Our previous HST data, on thesystem UX UMa, point to a number of hitherto unexpectedphenomena in the wind, including a thick layer at its basewhere very little acceleration apparently takes place. We havedeveloped a model to explain these data, but there is apressing need to test whether it is more generally applicable.The model predicts that there should be noticable differencesin the appearance of the lines as the inclination is changedbetween about 70 and 80 degrees. The proposed target is RWTri. We intend to perform time resolved UV spectroscopy througheclipse to probe the wind structure, and also to sample thelight curve through the orbital cycle to test for asymmetriesin the disk or the wind which would affect the interpretationof the eclipse light curves. Our goal is to build a full andself-consistent model for the wind in CV and to determinewhere and how the wind originates. We will then be in aposition to investigate what drives the wind and the effect ithas on the underlying accretion disk structure.
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