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Ultraviolet Observations of Some Close Binary Systems by the Astronomical Netherlands Satellite-Ans

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

Chi-Chao Wu
Chi-Chao Wu*
Affiliation:
Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, Dept. of Space Research, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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Observations of δ Pic, a β Lyr type of eclipsing binary and seven dwarf novae are reported. The ultraviolet light curves of δ Pic indicate the accumulation of matter at the triangular Lagrangian points L4 and L5, the presence of a hot spot and a higher temperature for the primary star. The implication is that the cooler secondary fills its Roche lobe and is transfering mass to the primary; mass loss to the circumstellar space and possibly to the system may also be appreciable. The temperatures of dwarf novae are derived by comparing their ultraviolet spectral energy distributions with those for normal stars of luminosity classes IV and V. Piecing together observations for different objects, the SSCyg systems have temperatures of 28 500 K, 10 000 K and 9500 K, respectively, when they are at minimum, immediately before outburst and at the beginning of rise to maximum. At maximum, the temperature is 22 500 K or 17 300 K depending on the interstellar reddening correction for AR And. Immediately before outburst, there is a large excess of flux in the far ultraviolet as indicated by the large value of the ratio of flux at 1550 Å to that at 1800 Å. The observations of Z Cam during standstill gives a temperature of 14 900 K. No excess of flux in the far ultraviolet was observed during the maximum of AR And and the standstill of Z Cam.

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Research Article
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 73: Structure and Evolution of Close Binary Systems , 1976 , pp. 213 - 223
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1976 

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