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The Origin Of X-Ray Emission Lines From Ss Cgy, Romanus N. C. Eze
The Origin Of X-Ray Emission Lines From Ss Cgy, Romanus N. C. Eze
Turkish Journal of Physics
SS Cyg is a dwarf nova binary star that undergoes frequent large amplitude outburst within a period of 40 days. SS Cyg was observed with the Chandra x-ray telescope in quiescence on 2000 August 24, and near the peak and early decline of a narrow outburst on 2000 September 12 and 14 (exposures of 47 and 96 ks). The spectrum of the source shows strong emission lines of O VII and O VIII in all three observations. These lines, we note, originate from the boundary layer.
Hot Gas And The Origin Of The Nebular Continuum In Novae, Pedro Saizar, Gary J. Ferland
Hot Gas And The Origin Of The Nebular Continuum In Novae, Pedro Saizar, Gary J. Ferland
Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications
A featureless blue continuum (with constant fν) is a defining feature of declining classical novae. The fact that fν is constant into the infrared, and the absence of a Balmer jump, suggests that this continuum originates in hot tenous gas. The electron temperature and density of the hot gas phase of classical nova QU Vul 1984 are estimated from ground-based optical and IUE ultraviolet observations. This region has a temperature of 105 - 106, and a density in the range of 2 x 104 to 3 x 105cm-3. …