The impact of IUE on studies of the nova outburst: 1986--1990

Conference · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6691692

Starrfield, S ^[1]

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1. Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (USA). Dept. of Physics Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)

In this review I will concentrate on the improvements in our understanding of the nova outburst that have occurred since the IUE meetings in London in 1986 and Goddard in 1988 and those results that have occurred as a direct result of studies with the IUE satellite. These involve the four outbursts that have occurred in the LMC, the numerous recurrent novae outbursts, and a number of archival studies. As a direct result of IUE studies done since 1986, we can now state that fast novae become super-Eddington at maximum, that many novae decline at the same rate, and that neon novae may be more numerous than thought previously. In addition, we have found that there are differences in the outburst characteristics between novae with giant secondaries and those with compact secondaries. 18 refs., 11 figs., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/MA
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6691692
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-90-2374; CONF-9005248-4; ON: DE90014915
• Resource Relation: Conference: Evolution in astrophysics: IUE astronomy in the era of new space missions, Toulouse (France), 29 May - 1 Jun 1990
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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