Multimission observations of the old nova GK Per during the 2015 outburst
- Autores
- Zemko, P.; Orio, M.; Luna, Gerardo Juan Manuel; Mukai, K.; Evans, P. A.; Bianchini, A.
- Año de publicación
- 2017
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- inglés
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- GK Per, a classical nova of 1901, is thought to undergo variable mass accretion on to a magnetized white dwarf (WD) in an intermediate polar system (IP). We organized a multi-mission observational campaign in the X-ray and ultraviolet (UV) energy ranges during its dwarf nova (DN) outburst in 2015 March-April. Comparing data from quiescence and near outburst, we have found that the maximum plasma temperature decreased from about 26 to 16.2+/-0.4 keV. This is consistent with the previously proposed scenario of increase in mass accretion rate while the inner radius of the magnetically disrupted accretion disc shrinks, thereby lowering the shock temperature. A NuSTAR observation also revealed a high-amplitude WD spin modulation of the very hard X-rays with a single-peaked profile, suggesting an obscuration of the lower accretion pole and an extended shock region on the WD surface. The X-ray spectrum of GK Per measured with the Swift X-Ray Telescope varied on time-scales of days and also showed a gradual increase of the soft X-ray flux below 2 keV, accompanied by a decrease of the hard flux above 2 keV. In the Chandra observation with the High Energy Transmission Gratings, we detected prominent emission lines, especially of Ne, Mg and Si, where the ratios of H-like to He-like transition for each element indicate a much lower temperature than the underlying continuum. We suggest that the X-ray emission in the 0.8-2 keV range originates from the magnetospheric boundary.
Fil: Zemko, P.. Universita Di Padova; Italia
Fil: Orio, M.. Universita Di Padova; Italia
Fil: Luna, Gerardo Juan Manuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciónes Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio. - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio; Argentina
Fil: Mukai, K.. National Aeronautics And Space Administration; Estados Unidos
Fil: Evans, P. A.. University of Leicester; Reino Unido
Fil: Bianchini, A.. Universita Di Padova; Italia - Materia
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cataclysmic variables
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Multimission observations of the old nova GK Per during the 2015 outburstZemko, P.Orio, M.Luna, Gerardo Juan ManuelMukai, K.Evans, P. A.Bianchini, A.(stars:) novaecataclysmic variablesstars: individual: GK Perhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1GK Per, a classical nova of 1901, is thought to undergo variable mass accretion on to a magnetized white dwarf (WD) in an intermediate polar system (IP). We organized a multi-mission observational campaign in the X-ray and ultraviolet (UV) energy ranges during its dwarf nova (DN) outburst in 2015 March-April. Comparing data from quiescence and near outburst, we have found that the maximum plasma temperature decreased from about 26 to 16.2+/-0.4 keV. This is consistent with the previously proposed scenario of increase in mass accretion rate while the inner radius of the magnetically disrupted accretion disc shrinks, thereby lowering the shock temperature. A NuSTAR observation also revealed a high-amplitude WD spin modulation of the very hard X-rays with a single-peaked profile, suggesting an obscuration of the lower accretion pole and an extended shock region on the WD surface. The X-ray spectrum of GK Per measured with the Swift X-Ray Telescope varied on time-scales of days and also showed a gradual increase of the soft X-ray flux below 2 keV, accompanied by a decrease of the hard flux above 2 keV. In the Chandra observation with the High Energy Transmission Gratings, we detected prominent emission lines, especially of Ne, Mg and Si, where the ratios of H-like to He-like transition for each element indicate a much lower temperature than the underlying continuum. We suggest that the X-ray emission in the 0.8-2 keV range originates from the magnetospheric boundary.Fil: Zemko, P.. Universita Di Padova; ItaliaFil: Orio, M.. Universita Di Padova; ItaliaFil: Luna, Gerardo Juan Manuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciónes Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio. - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio; ArgentinaFil: Mukai, K.. National Aeronautics And Space Administration; Estados UnidosFil: Evans, P. A.. University of Leicester; Reino UnidoFil: Bianchini, A.. Universita Di Padova; ItaliaOxford University Press2017-07info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/21027Zemko, P.; Orio, M.; Luna, Gerardo Juan Manuel; Mukai, K.; Evans, P. A.; et al.; Multimission observations of the old nova GK Per during the 2015 outburst; Oxford University Press; Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society; 469; 1; 7-2017; 476-4910035-8711CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/mnras/stx851info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1093/mnras/stx851info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://arxiv.org/abs/1705.07707info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T10:05:01Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/21027instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 10:05:01.338CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse |
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Multimission observations of the old nova GK Per during the 2015 outburst |
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Multimission observations of the old nova GK Per during the 2015 outburst |
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Multimission observations of the old nova GK Per during the 2015 outburst Zemko, P. (stars:) novae cataclysmic variables stars: individual: GK Per |
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Multimission observations of the old nova GK Per during the 2015 outburst |
title_full |
Multimission observations of the old nova GK Per during the 2015 outburst |
title_fullStr |
Multimission observations of the old nova GK Per during the 2015 outburst |
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Multimission observations of the old nova GK Per during the 2015 outburst |
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Multimission observations of the old nova GK Per during the 2015 outburst |
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Zemko, P. Orio, M. Luna, Gerardo Juan Manuel Mukai, K. Evans, P. A. Bianchini, A. |
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Zemko, P. |
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Zemko, P. Orio, M. Luna, Gerardo Juan Manuel Mukai, K. Evans, P. A. Bianchini, A. |
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Orio, M. Luna, Gerardo Juan Manuel Mukai, K. Evans, P. A. Bianchini, A. |
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(stars:) novae cataclysmic variables stars: individual: GK Per |
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(stars:) novae cataclysmic variables stars: individual: GK Per |
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
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GK Per, a classical nova of 1901, is thought to undergo variable mass accretion on to a magnetized white dwarf (WD) in an intermediate polar system (IP). We organized a multi-mission observational campaign in the X-ray and ultraviolet (UV) energy ranges during its dwarf nova (DN) outburst in 2015 March-April. Comparing data from quiescence and near outburst, we have found that the maximum plasma temperature decreased from about 26 to 16.2+/-0.4 keV. This is consistent with the previously proposed scenario of increase in mass accretion rate while the inner radius of the magnetically disrupted accretion disc shrinks, thereby lowering the shock temperature. A NuSTAR observation also revealed a high-amplitude WD spin modulation of the very hard X-rays with a single-peaked profile, suggesting an obscuration of the lower accretion pole and an extended shock region on the WD surface. The X-ray spectrum of GK Per measured with the Swift X-Ray Telescope varied on time-scales of days and also showed a gradual increase of the soft X-ray flux below 2 keV, accompanied by a decrease of the hard flux above 2 keV. In the Chandra observation with the High Energy Transmission Gratings, we detected prominent emission lines, especially of Ne, Mg and Si, where the ratios of H-like to He-like transition for each element indicate a much lower temperature than the underlying continuum. We suggest that the X-ray emission in the 0.8-2 keV range originates from the magnetospheric boundary. Fil: Zemko, P.. Universita Di Padova; Italia Fil: Orio, M.. Universita Di Padova; Italia Fil: Luna, Gerardo Juan Manuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciónes Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio. - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio; Argentina Fil: Mukai, K.. National Aeronautics And Space Administration; Estados Unidos Fil: Evans, P. A.. University of Leicester; Reino Unido Fil: Bianchini, A.. Universita Di Padova; Italia |
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GK Per, a classical nova of 1901, is thought to undergo variable mass accretion on to a magnetized white dwarf (WD) in an intermediate polar system (IP). We organized a multi-mission observational campaign in the X-ray and ultraviolet (UV) energy ranges during its dwarf nova (DN) outburst in 2015 March-April. Comparing data from quiescence and near outburst, we have found that the maximum plasma temperature decreased from about 26 to 16.2+/-0.4 keV. This is consistent with the previously proposed scenario of increase in mass accretion rate while the inner radius of the magnetically disrupted accretion disc shrinks, thereby lowering the shock temperature. A NuSTAR observation also revealed a high-amplitude WD spin modulation of the very hard X-rays with a single-peaked profile, suggesting an obscuration of the lower accretion pole and an extended shock region on the WD surface. The X-ray spectrum of GK Per measured with the Swift X-Ray Telescope varied on time-scales of days and also showed a gradual increase of the soft X-ray flux below 2 keV, accompanied by a decrease of the hard flux above 2 keV. In the Chandra observation with the High Energy Transmission Gratings, we detected prominent emission lines, especially of Ne, Mg and Si, where the ratios of H-like to He-like transition for each element indicate a much lower temperature than the underlying continuum. We suggest that the X-ray emission in the 0.8-2 keV range originates from the magnetospheric boundary. |
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