An X-ray survey of nine historical novae

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy

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Heao 2, Luminous Intensity, Novae, Stellar Luminosity, X Ray Astronomy, Binary Stars, Decay Rates, Imaging Techniques, Proportional Counters, Variable Stars

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The Einstein Observatory imaging proportional counter was used to search for X-ray emission from nine nearby historical novae. Six of the novae were detected with estimated X-ray intensities between .1 to 4 keV of 10 to the -13th power to 10 to the -11th power ergs/sq cm-s, comparable to the intensities of previously detected cataclysmic variables. The X-ray intensity of one of the novae, V603 Aql, varies over times of several hundred seconds. The data suggest a correlation between the decay rate of the historical outburst and the current X-ray luminosity. Alternatively, the X-ray luminosity may be related to the inclination of the binary system.

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