Modeling of the Super-Eddington Phase for Classical Novae: Five IUE Novae
Nov, 20069 pages
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- Astrophys.J. 657 (2007) 1004-1012
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- astro-ph/0611594 [astro-ph]
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We present a light curve model for the super-Eddington luminosity phase of five classical novae observed with IUE. Optical and UV light curves are calculated based on the optically thick wind theory with a reduced effective opacity for a porous atmosphere. Fitting a model light curve with the UV 1455 \AA light curve, we determine the white dwarf mass and distance to be (1.3 M_sun, 4.4 kpc) for V693 CrA, (1.05 M_sun, 1.8 kpc) for V1974 Cyg, (0.95 M_sun, 4.1 kpc) for V1668 Cyg, (1.0 M_sun, 2.1 kpc) for V351 Pup, and (1.0 M_sun, 4.3 kpc) for OS And.- novae, cataclysmic variables
- stars: individual (OS Andromedae, V693 Coronae Australis, V1974 Cygni, V1668 Cygni, V351 Puppis)
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