Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2002-04-08
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Accepted in PASP - July 2002 issue
Scientific paper
10.1086/341702
We obtained EUV photometry, optical spectroscopy, and multi-color optical photometry for WX Cet during its 1998 November superoutburst. WX Cet is only the second short-period, low mass transfer CV (TOAD) to ever be observed in the EUV. Our determined superhump period is consistent with that found by Kato et al. (0.059 d) and we confirm that superhumps are grey in the optical. The optical spectra provide direct evidence that the line emission region is optically thick and our multi-wavelength photometric measurements are used to determine the inner accretion disk and boundary layer temperatures during superoutburst. Using a determined distance to WX Cet of ~130 pc, we find T$_{ID}$= 21,000K and T_{BL}~72,500K. Both values are in good agreement with that expected by models of the superoutburst continuum being produced by the inner disk and boundary layer.
Fried Robert
Howell Steve B.
Schmidt Georg
Sirk Martin M.
Szkody Paula
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