Physics
Scientific paper
Jul 1996
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HST Proposal ID #6661
Physics
Hst Proposal Id #6661 Binaries And Star Formation
Scientific paper
We will obtain GHRS spectra at 1 Angstrom resolution of three novalike variables that have low orbital inclinations, BD-7D3007 {= RW Sex}, HD174107 {= V603 Aql}, and MV-LYR. The blending and broadening of absorption lines from the accretion disk will not be as severe in these objects as in more edge-on systems, and we expect to see individual lines or blends that are distinctively characteristic of the varying projected velocities at different temperatures { i.e. radii} in the disk. These aspects of the UV disk spectrum have not previously been used as a tool to study accretion disk physics. Comparison of line strengths with our detailed models will indicate whether it is necessary to consider irradiated or NLTE disks, and test in a new way whether the disks are in steady state. The shapes of lines that would be formed in the inner disk will tell whether the inner disk is actually present, an important check on observational and theoretical suggestions that the inner disk is missing in some cataclysmic variables. The improved understanding and characterization of the photospheric spectrum will aid in the analysis of the wind-formed P Cygni lines that are seen in these objects. We will use grating G140L, covering much of the mid-UV spectrum with S/N up to 200.
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