ROSAT observations of RX J1712.6-2414: a discless intermediate polar?

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May 1997

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997mnras.287..117b&link_type=abstract

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 287, Issue 1, pp. 117-123.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Accretion, Accretion Discs, Stars: Individual: Rx J1712.6-2414, Stars: Magnetic Fields, Novae, Cataclysmic Variables, White Dwarfs, X-Rays: Stars

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We present ROSAT observations of the newly discovered polarized intermediate polar, RX J1712.6-2414. Whereas the polarimetry establishes the white dwarf spin period to be 927s, we show that the X-ray variations occur at the 1003-s synodic (i.e., beat) period. This period is also sometimes seen in both the optical photometry and the radial velocities. New filtered polarimetry of RX J1712.6-2414 establishes a strong wavelength dependence in the circular polarization variations. We argue that these new observations support the contention that RX J1712.6-2414 is a discless accreting system, and the first clear case amongst the asynchronous intermediate polars.

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