The optical variability of the X-ray binary AM Herculis

Details The optical variability of the X-ray binary AM Herculis The optical variability of the X-ray binary AM Herculis

May 1978

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 222, May 15, 1978, p. 263-268.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

23

Binary Stars, Stellar Spectrophotometry, Variable Stars, X Ray Sources, Astronomical Photography, Light Curve, Periodic Variations, Stellar Spectra

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An optical light curve of AM Herculis from 1890 to 1976 is presented. The data were obtained from 338 blue photographic plates. For long-time scales greater than 100 days, variations up to 3 mag are detected, while for short-time scales less than 0.1 day, 1 mag variations are seen. A least-squares technique is described and used to analyze periodic variability. No true periodicities were found with periods between 2 and 10,000 days or around the binary period of 0.13 days.

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