Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jul 1998
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1998mnras.298..285w&link_type=abstract
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 298, Issue 1, pp. 285-302.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Accretion, Accretion Discs, Binaries: Close, Stars: Individual: Ae Aqr, Novae, Cataclysmic Variables, Stars: Oscillations
Scientific paper
We present high-speed spectrophotometric observations of the Hα emission in the exotic cataclysmic variable AE Aqr. Over 10000 spectra with a sampling rate of ~6s were obtained. The well-known 16.5- and 33-s oscillations were not detected in either the continuum or the line, nor were any quasi-periodic oscillations detected. The Hα line shows remarkably complex behaviour, with changes in flux of up to a factor of 3 in a few hours. The line does not act as a single entity - the instantaneous line profile is highly asymmetric and consists of a superposition of emission components that are localized in velocity. We find that during flares the Hα emission is delayed and decays more slowly than the continuum. The Hα variations are not linearly correlated with the continuum variations. Examination of the trailed spectrograms and Doppler tomograms reveals no signatures of an accretion disc, but rather supports the idea that mass is being ejected by a propeller mechanism.
Gomer Richard
Horne Keith
Welsh William F.
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