Spectroscopic evidence for two-pole accretion in the intermediate polar RXJ0558+5353

Details Spectroscopic evidence for two-pole accretion in the intermediate polar RXJ0558+5353 Spectroscopic evidence for two-pole accretion in the intermediate polar RXJ0558+5353

Sep 1998

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1998mnras.299..759s&link_type=abstract

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 299, Issue 3, pp. 759-767.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Accretion, Accretion Discs, Line: Profiles, Binaries: Close, Stars: Individual: Rxj0558.0+5353, Novae, Cataclysmic Variables, X-Rays: Stars

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We report on time-series optical spectrophotometry of the low-inclination intermediate polar RX J0558+5353. This object exhibits coherent continuum and Hα line variations on both the orbital and white dwarf spin cycles. Despite the absence of a well-determined conjunction phase, the spectroscopic ephemeris combined with a favourable comparison with better-studied systems suggests that the impact between gas stream and accretion disc, or magnetosphere, drives orbital phenomena. Continuum variations over the spin cycle are consistent with previous broad-band data and indicate that accretion occurs on two poles of the primary star. We find no significant spin pulsations in the integrated line emission, but do detect variations in the resolved line profiles of Hα. Pulsed profiles are also suggestive of two-pole accretion. Double-peaked Hα line profiles and the non-detection of beat behaviour between the orbital and spin frequencies provide evidence for partial-disc transport in the system.

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