Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2002-09-18
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
8 pages, 6 figures, to appear in Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan
Scientific paper
We photometrically observed the VY Scl-type cataclysmic variable KR Aurigae after its final rise from the fading episode in 2000-2001. Time-resolved observation revealed that the light curve is dominated by persistent short-term variation with time-scales of minutes to tens of minutes. On some nights, quasi-periodic variations with periods of 10--15 min were observed. No coherent variation was detected. The power spectral density of the variation has a power law component (f^(-1.63)). The temporal properties of the short-term variations in KR Aur present additional support for the possibility that flickering in CVs may be better understood as a result of self-organized critical state as in black-hole candidates. The light curve lacks "superhump"-type signals, which are relatively frequently seen in VY Scl-type systems and which are suggested to arise from tidal instability of the accretion disk induced by changing mass-transfer rates. The present observation suggests a borderline of superhump excitation in VY Scl-type stars between mass ratios q=0.43 (MV Lyr) and q=0.60 (KR Aur).
Ishioka Ryoko
Kato Taichi
Uemura Makoto
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