Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2002-07-11
J.Am.Assoc.Var.Star Obs. 30 (2001) 23
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
11 pages, 1 Figure and 1 Table, published in JAAVSO, not yet available in ADS
Scientific paper
Short time scale variations have been reported for a few Miras, including sudden 0.2 magnitude or more brightening in the visual lasting from a few hours to a few days. Are these flashes real? Are they hot? What are they? Almost all the natural time scales for variation in the atmosphere and wind of a Mira variable are months to years long. What could cause such short-term variations? One intriguing possibility is that the variations are associated with the interaction of a Jovian planet with the time-dependent outflow of a Mira wind. Here we discuss observable features of such an interaction in terms of order-of-magnitude estimates and phenomenology, and make one clear prediction requiring observational followup. Future work needs to include both theoretical calculations and the development of systematic methods for searching for such events.
Struck Curt
Willson Lee Anne
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