Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2003-02-06
Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 341 (2003) 129
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
16 pages, 12 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS
Scientific paper
10.1046/j.1365-8711.2003.06381.x
We present a set of Roche tomography reconstructions of the secondary stars in the cataclysmic variables AM Her, QQ Vul, IP Peg and HU Aqr. The image reconstructions show distinct asymmetries in the irradiation pattern for all four systems which can be attributed to shielding of the secondary star by the accretion stream/column in AM Her, QQ Vul and HU Aqr, and increased irradiation by the bright spot in IP Peg. We use the entropy landscape technique to derive accurate system parameters (M1, M2, i and gamma) for the four binaries. In principle, this technique should provide the most reliable mass determinations available, since the intensity distribution across the secondary star is known. We also find that the intensity distribution can systematically affect the value of gamma derived from circular orbit fits to radial velocity variations.
Dhillon Vik S.
Rutten Rene G. M.
Schwope Axel D.
Watson Christopher A.
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