Outbursts by low-mass white dwarfs in symbiotic variables

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy

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Iue, Stellar Mass Accretion, Symbiotic Stars, Variable Stars, White Dwarf Stars, Andromeda Constellation, Cygnus Constellation, Stellar Evolution, Stellar Mass Ejection

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The high-resolution IUE spectra of the symbiotic variables BF Cygni and EG Andromedae are studied in order to describe the P Cygni-like features of these objects. The 10 high-dispersion IUE spectra are examined for orbital phase-dependent variations in the C IV resonance doublet in terms of velocity and/or structure. One image is found to have a strong He-II absorption feature that coincides in velocity with the C-IV absorption component in P Cygni. The absorbing material for both lines is related to outflow and P Cygni self-absorption near the hot component. The P Cygni profiles do not appear to be related to a red-giant wind nor an expanding circumbinary shell in the in both BF Cyg and EG And. Quasi-static evolutionary model calculations demonstrate an unexpected outburst behavior in response to the assumed accretion. These data are shown to be important for the study of symbiotic systems that contain low-mass white dwarfs.

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