Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2000-03-28
Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 317 (2000) 759
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
13 pages, 13 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS
Scientific paper
10.1046/j.1365-8711.2000.03571.x
The eclipsing novalike cataclysmic variable star V348 Pup exhibits a persistent luminosity modulation with a period 6 per cent longer than its 2.44 hour orbital-period (Porb). This has been interpreted as a `positive superhump' resulting from a slowly precessing non-axisymmetric accretion disc gravitationally interacting with the secondary. We find a clear modulation of mid-eclipse times on the superhump period, which agrees well with the predictions of a simple precessing eccentric disc model. Our modelling shows that the disc light centre is on the far side of the disc from the donor star when the superhump reaches maximum light. This phasing suggests a link between superhumps in V348 Pup and late superhumps in SU UMa systems. Modelling of the full lightcurve and maximum entropy eclipse mapping both show that the disc emission is concentrated closer to the white dwarf at superhump maximum than at superhump minimum. We detect additional signals consistent with the beat periods between the implied disc precession period and both (1/2)Porb and (1/3)Porb.
Haswell Carole A.
Patterson Joseph
Rolfe Daniel J.
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