Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jun 1992
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Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 391, no. 2, June 1, 1992, p. L71-L74. Research supported by NSF,
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
63
Cataclysmic Variables, Gamma Ray Astronomy, Novae, Nuclear Astrophysics, Stellar Mass Accretion, White Dwarf Stars, Hydrodynamic Equations, Light Curve, Nuclear Fusion, Stellar Envelopes, Stellar Spectra
Scientific paper
UV observations made with the IUE satellite of Nova Her 1991 are presented and discussed. A distance of 3.4 kpc and reddening of 0.6 E(B-V) to Nova Her 1991 are determined by comparing its UV and optical outburst behavior with those of the extragalactic ONeMg nova LMC 1990 No. 1. Her 1991 was also detected by Rosat five days into its outburst, and it is argued that a small fraction of the X-rays may be the product of Comptonized 1.2 and 0.5 MeV emission from the decay of Na-22. If the mass of ejected shell is indeed as high as was estimated by Woodward et al. (1992), namely 0.0001 solar mass, then the present results predicted that Na-22 gamma-ray emission from the ejecta of Nova Her 1991 would still be detectable by GRO in the spring of 1992. The detection level was expected to be about 5 sigma in a two-week observation. Such a detection would strongly guide and constrain the hydrodynamic and nucleosynthesis simulations of nova outbursts on massive white dwarfs.
Politano Michael
Shore Steven N.
Sonneborn George
Sparks Warren M.
Starrfield Sumner
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