Dwarf nova-type cataclysmic variable stars are significant radio emitters
Dwarf nova-type cataclysmic variable stars are significant radio emitters
We present 8–12 GHz radio light curves of five dwarf nova (DN) type cataclysmic variable stars (CVs) in outburst (RX And, U Gem, and Z Cam), or superoutburst (SU UMa and YZ Cnc), increasing the number of radio-detected DN by a factor of 2. The observed radio emission was variable on time-scales of minutes to days, and we argue that it is likely to be synchrotron emission. This sample shows no correlation between the radio luminosity and optical luminosity, orbital period, CV class, or outburst type; however, higher cadence observations are necessary to test this, as the measured luminosity is dependent on the timing of the observations in these variable objects. The observations show that the previously detected radio emission from SS Cyg is not unique in type, luminosity (in the plateau phase of the outburst), or variability time-scales. Our results prove that DN, as a class, are radio emitters in outburst.
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Coppejans, Deanne L.
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1 December 2016
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Körding, Elmar G.
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Knigge, Christian
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Groot, Paul J.
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Woudt, Patrick A.
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Waagen, Elizabeth O.
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Templeton, Matthew
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Coppejans, Deanne L., Körding, Elmar G., Miller-Jones, James C. A., Rupen, Michael P., Sivakoff, Gregory R., Knigge, Christian, Groot, Paul J., Woudt, Patrick A., Waagen, Elizabeth O. and Templeton, Matthew
(2016)
Dwarf nova-type cataclysmic variable stars are significant radio emitters.
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 463 (2), .
(doi:10.1093/mnras/stw2133).
Abstract
We present 8–12 GHz radio light curves of five dwarf nova (DN) type cataclysmic variable stars (CVs) in outburst (RX And, U Gem, and Z Cam), or superoutburst (SU UMa and YZ Cnc), increasing the number of radio-detected DN by a factor of 2. The observed radio emission was variable on time-scales of minutes to days, and we argue that it is likely to be synchrotron emission. This sample shows no correlation between the radio luminosity and optical luminosity, orbital period, CV class, or outburst type; however, higher cadence observations are necessary to test this, as the measured luminosity is dependent on the timing of the observations in these variable objects. The observations show that the previously detected radio emission from SS Cyg is not unique in type, luminosity (in the plateau phase of the outburst), or variability time-scales. Our results prove that DN, as a class, are radio emitters in outburst.
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Accepted/In Press date: 22 August 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: 24 August 2016
Published date: 1 December 2016
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/402253
ISSN: 1365-2966
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Elizabeth O. Waagen
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