Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2003-10-23
Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 347 (2004) 1180
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
accepted for publication in MNRAS
Scientific paper
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.07282.x
We have examined VTL/ISAAC 1-2.5 $\umu$m spectroscopy of a sample of short orbital period cataclysmic variables which are candidates for harboring substellar companions. We provide descriptions of the infrared spectrum of \hbox{EI Psc}, \hbox{V834 Cen}, \hbox{WX Cet}, \hbox{VW Hyi}, \hbox{TY PsA} and \hbox{BW Scl}. Fitting of the IR spectral energy distribution (SED) was performed by comparing the observed spectrum with late-type templates. Absorption features of the secondary star were detected in \hbox{EI Psc} and \hbox{V834 Cen}, consistent with dwarf secondaries of spectral type K 5 $\pm$ 1 and M 8 $\pm$ 0.5, respectively. In addition, we report the first detection of the secondary star in \hbox{VW Hyi}. The SED in this case is well matched by an L 0 $\pm$ 2 type secondary contributing 23 per cent to the overall flux at $\lambda$ = 1.15 $\umu$m. This is a surprising result for a system with a relatively high mass transfer rate. We discuss the implication of our findings on the current scenarios for cataclysmic variable star evolution.
Diaz Marcos P.
Mennickent Ronald E.
Tappert Claus
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