Radio observations of Nova Cygni 1975

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy

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Novae, Radio Sources (Astronomy), Cosmic Rays, Field Strength, Galactic Radiation, Magnetic Fields, Particle Energy, Relativistic Particles, Spectral Energy Distribution

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A search for radio emission from Nova Cygni 1975 was conducted at a frequency of 989 MHz from September 9 to 22, 1975. A radio burst was detected whose maximum was observed 15 days after the visible-light maximum and lasted for about 3 days. It is shown that the temporal variation of the radio flux can be explained in terms of Shklovsky's (1960) model of a variable radio source in which synchrotron radio emission originates in a homogeneous and isotropic cloud of relativistic electrons expanding with a constant velocity. The magnetic-field intensity is estimated to be about 0.9 oersted, and a spectral index of approximately unity is determined for the energy distribution of the emitting relativistic particles. The role of novae as sources of galactic cosmic rays is evaluated.

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