Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-07-03
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
18 pages including 1 table, plus 5 figures; to appear in AJ
Scientific paper
10.1086/322114
FUSE spectra were obtained of the supersoft X-ray binary RX J0019.8+2156 (QR And) during 16 consecutive spacecraft orbits, covering the binary orbit (P=15.85 hr) with about 0.2 phase overlap. The spectrum is dominated by strong H2 absorption (column density ~10**20 g/cm**2), which appears at a radial velocity different from other interstellar absorption lines and may be partially circumbinary. This absorption makes study of spectral features from the binary system difficult. The only well-detected emission lines are He II, 1085A, and O VI, 1032A, (the other line of the O VI doublet, 1037A, is largely obscured by strong H2 absorption). The O VI shows a P Cygni profile that varies in velocity and strength with binary phase. We compare this with similar changes seen in Balmer line profiles. We extract the FUV light curve and compare it with the optical light curve. There is an eclipse in both wavelength regions, but the FUV minimum lasts much longer, well beyond the visible light egress. The FUV results are discussed in connection with the binary model and mass flows within the system.
Cowley Anne Pyne
Crampton David
Fullerton Alex W.
Hutchings John B.
Schmidtke Paul C.
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