Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Sep 2011
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011aspc..447..227f&link_type=abstract
Evolution of compact binaries. Proceedings of a workshop held at Hotel San Martín, Viña del Mar, Chile 6–11 May 2011. ASP Confe
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
The description of a thermonuclear runaway on a white dwarf, which causes a Classical Nova (CN) explosion, has several uncertainties. Observational tests of models are challenging because the majority of CNe are observed in optical and NIR spectral bands days after the onset of the explosion. We propose to use the properties of the X-ray emission of CNe for these tests. We have developed a model for the 1998 CN explosion in the binary system CI Cam. According to the adopted model the stellar wind from the optical component (a B[e] star), heated by a strong shock wave that was produced when matter was ejected from the white dwarf as the result of a thermonuclear explosion on its surface, is the source of X-ray emission in the standard X-ray band (˜ 2 - 10 keV). We use this model to explain the behaviour of the X-ray luminosity and of the mean temperature of the heated material during the explosion, and obtain velocity and mass estimates of the ejected matter from the WD surface. Discrepancies between model and observations, for example the slower decline of the theoretical luminosity compared to the observed one, are likely caused by the rough assumption of spherical symmetry. Using 3D calculations we find possible density perturbations (accretion wakes) that can reconcile theory with observations.
Filippova E.
Lutovinov Alexander A.
Revnivtsev Mike
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