Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jun 2005
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005aj....129.2792h&link_type=abstract
The Astronomical Journal, Volume 129, Issue 6, pp. 2792-2797.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Stars: White Dwarfs, X-Rays: Binaries
Scientific paper
Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) observations were obtained in 2003 July during 1.2 cycles of the 0.76 day binary orbit of RX J0513.9-6951. Radial velocity measurements of the broad O VI emission profile show a semiamplitude of K~26 km s-1, which is much smaller than the value of 117 km s-1 measured from 2001 FUSE data. Narrow O VI emissions show no measurable velocity variation. The mean velocity of the broad O VI emission is redshifted by ~500 km s-1 with respect to both the systemic and narrow emission-line velocities. Spectral difference plots show phase-related changes in the broad emission profile. Other phase-related changes, such as line and continuum variations, are also smaller than those in the 2001 spectra. We describe a moving broad absorption feature near 1020 Å as a possible O VI outflow associated with a precessing jet. We discuss the implications for the stellar masses if the 2003 broad O VI velocities outline the compact star's orbital motion.
Cowley Anne Pyne
Crampton David
Hutchings John B.
Mann Robert
Schmidtke Paul C.
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