Dwarf Nova-like Outburst of Short Period Intermediate Polar HT Camelopardalis

Details Dwarf Nova-like Outburst of Short Period Intermediate Polar HT Camelopardalis Dwarf Nova-like Outburst of Short Period Intermediate Polar HT Camelopardalis

2002-06-12

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0206184v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

7 pages, 8 figures, accepted for publication in PASJ

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We report the first time-series observations of the short outburst of the proposed intermediate polar HT Cam (=RX J0757.0+6306). On 2001 December 29, we detected the object was undergoing a bright outburst at the magnitude of $m_{vis}=12.2$. Following this detection, we started international joint observations through VSNET. The light curve showed a gradual decline for the first 0.5 d. Following this short plateau phase, the rate of decline dramatically increased to more than 4 mag d$^{-1}$. Within 1.5 d from the outburst detection, the object almost declined to the quiescent level. During the rapidly declining phase, long-term modulations with a period of 86 min and strong pulses with a period of 8.6 min were observed. We concluded that 86 min and 8.6 min are the orbital period and the spin period of HT Cam, respectively. By the detection of the spin period, we confirmed the IP classification of HT Cam. However, its outburst behavior rather resembles that of dwarf novae. The discrepancy between the declining rates of the total flux and the pulse flux strongly suggests that the disk instabilities were taking place during the outburst.

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