Abstract High resolution X-ray spectra of classical and recurrent novae in outburst have opened a new window into the nova phenomenon, allowing to observe both the hydrogen burning white dwarf (WD) with only a very thin atmosphere on top, and violent phenomena occurring in the ejecta. By means of these spectra, the mass and chemical composition of the WD can be estimated and insight is obtained into the mass ejection process. I present here the cases of two Magellanic Clouds novae, the recurrent LMC 2009a, and SMC 2016a, the most luminous nova observed in the Clouds. The bolometric and X-ray luminosity of LMC 2009a peaked at only about 10% of the Eddington luminosity; our interpretation is that the WD was partially obscured, probably by the accretion disk, or by large clumps in the ejecta. SMC 2016a instead reached super-Eddington luminosity and was observed at or above the Eddington level for about 6 months. The WD was more massive than 1.2 M in both novae, but the short recurrence time and the (inferred) much higher accretion rate caused a less energetic outburst in LMC 2009a. While the SMC 2016a spectrum is dominated by the characteristic continuum and features of the WD atmosphere, the LMC 2009a spectrum is much more complex and has an overlap of absorption and emission features. The main contribution to the continuum in both novae originated in the WD atmosphere, but the spectral features of N LMC 2009a were produced also in different regions, and most likely were due to more than one mechanism.


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    Titel :

    X-ray grating spectra of novae in outburst, and the cases of two luminous novae in the Magellanic Clouds


    Beteiligte:
    Orio, Marina (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 66 , 5 ; 1193-1201


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2020-02-16


    Format / Umfang :

    9 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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