Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Sep 1980
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980apj...240l.133p&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters to the Editor, vol. 240, Sept. 15, 1980, p. L133-L136.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
68
Binary Stars, Stellar Rotation, Variable Stars, White Dwarf Stars, X Ray Sources, Light Curve, Power Spectra, Stellar Oscillations
Scientific paper
The discovery of 33-s pulsations in the 0.1-4.0 keV light curve of the nova-like variable AE Aquarii is reported. These pulsations agree in period and phase with the optical pulsations. The periodicity probably originated from an accretion-induced hot spot on a rapidly rotating, magnetized white dwarf. It is possible that transient pulsations at nearby periods, similar to those seen in the optical light curve, are also present in the X-ray light curve.
Branch David
Chincarini Guido
Patterson Jaclyn
Robinson Emma L.
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