Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
May 2000
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000pasp..112..625p&link_type=abstract
The Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Volume 112, Issue 771, pp. 625-631.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Stars: Binaries: Close, Stars: Novae, Cataclysmic Variables, Stars: Individual: Constellation Name: V803 Centauri
Scientific paper
We report 1992-1999 photometry of the helium-rich cataclysmic variable V803 Centauri. In its high brightness state at V=13, the star shows a strong periodic signal with P=1618 s; this resembles the superhumps associated with many dwarf novae. However, it is unusual because the superhump appears to endure through all brightness states, including the very faint state at V=17. The star also becomes occasionally stuck in a ``cycling state,'' in which the brightness varies in the range 13.4-14.5, with a period of 22+/-1 hr. This appears to be the recurrence pattern of ``normal'' dwarf nova outbursts. Thus the underlying physics is probably that of a dwarf nova, but with an accretion disk dominated by helium. Reckoned as a dwarf nova, V803 Cen presents an interesting test for accretion disk theory, because it appears to display two timescales for eruption recurrence: 0.94 day at V=14.5 and ~5 days at V=17.2. This is roughly consistent with the general idea that recurrence time scales inversely with accretion rate.
Bos Marc
Kemp Jonathan
O'Donoghue Darragh
Patterson Joseph
Stubbings Rod
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