First XMM-Newton observations of a Cataclysmic Variable I: Timing studies of OY Car

Details First XMM-Newton observations of a Cataclysmic Variable I: Timing studies of OY Car First XMM-Newton observations of a Cataclysmic Variable I: Timing studies of OY Car

2000-10-18

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0010369v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Accepted by A&A for publication in the Special Issue on 1st science with XMM-Newton, 6 pages

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20000039

We present XMM-Newton observations of the eclipsing, disc accreting, cataclysmic variable OY Car which were obtained as part of the performance verification phase of the mission. The star was observed 4 days after an outburst and then again 5 weeks later when it was in a quiescent state. There is a quasi-stable modulation of the X-rays at ~2240 sec, which is most prominent at the lowest energies. We speculate that this may be related to the spin period of the white dwarf. The duration of the eclipse ingress and egress in X-rays is 20--30 sec. This indicates that the bulk of the X-ray emission originates from the boundary layer which has a negligible height above the surface of the white dwarf. The eclipse profile implies a white dwarf of mass M_{1}=0.9-1.1Msun and a secondary star of M_{2}=0.08-0.11Msun.

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