Infrared spectroscopy of cataclysmic variables .2. Intermediate polars

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作者
Dhillon, VS
Marsh, TR
Duck, SR
Rosen, SR
机构
[1] UNIV SOUTHAMPTON,DEPT PHYS,SOUTHAMPTON SO9 5NH,HANTS,ENGLAND
[2] NUCL & ASTROPHYS LAB,OXFORD OX1 3RH,ENGLAND
[3] UNIV LEICESTER,DEPT ASTRON,LEICESTER LE1 7RH,LEICS,ENGLAND
关键词
binaries; close; stars; individual; PQ Gem; BG CMi; EX Hya; novae; cataclysmic variables; infrared;
D O I
10.1093/mnras/285.1.95
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We present infrared (0.97-2.45 mu m) spectra of the intermediate polars PQ Gem (RE 0751 + 14), BG CMi and EX Hya. The spectra show strong Paschen, Brackett and He I emission lines from the accretion disc/stream. The infrared continua of PQ Gem and BG CMi can be represented by blackbodies of temperatures 4500 and 5100 K, respectively, or by power laws of the form f(v) proportional to v(0.6,0.9), respectively, and show no evidence of secondary star features. The continuum of EX Hya is dominated by water bands from the red dwarf secondary star, which has a spectral type of similar to M3. Despite showing circular polarization, PQ Gem and BG CMi show no evidence for cyclotron humps, and hence we are unable to measure their magnetic field strengths; any cyclotron emission present must contribute less than similar to 3 per cent of the infrared continuum flux.
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页数:7
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