Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopy of Old Novae. II. RR Pic, V533 Her, and DI Lac
Journal Article
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· The Astronomical Journal (Online)
- Department of Astrophysics and Planetary Science, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA 19085 (United States)
The old novae V533 Her (Nova Her 1963), DI Lac (Nova Lac 1910), and RR Pic (Nova Pic 1891) are in (or near) their quiescent stage, following their nova explosions, and continue to accrete at a high rate in the aftermath of their explosions. They exhibit continua that are steeply rising into the FUV, as well as absorption lines and emission lines of uncertain origin. All three have Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) spectra that offer not only higher spectral resolution but also wavelength coverage extending down to the Lyman Limit. For DI Lac, we have matched these FUSE spectra with existing archival International Ultraviolet Explorer spectral coverage to broaden the FUV wavelength coverage. We adopted the newly determined interstellar reddening corrections of Selvelli and Gilmozzi. The dereddened FUV spectra have been modeled with our grids of optically thick accretion disks and hot, NLTE white dwarf (WD) photospheres. The results of our modeling analysis indicate that the hot components in RR Pic and V533 Her are likely to be accretion disks with mass accretion rates of 10{sup −8} M {sub ⊙} yr{sup −1} and 10{sup −9} M {sub ⊙} yr{sup −1} respectively. However, the disk cannot produce the observed absorption lines. For the WD to be the source of the absorption lines in these two systems, it must be very hot, with a radius several times its expected size (because the WD in these systems is massive, it has a smaller radius). For DI Lac, we find the best fit to be a disk with M-dot =10{sup −10} M{sub ⊙} yr{sup −1} with a 30,000 K WD.
- OSTI ID:
- 22863124
- Journal Information:
- The Astronomical Journal (Online), Journal Name: The Astronomical Journal (Online) Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 153; ISSN 1538-3881
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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