SPECTROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS OF THE CATACLYSMIC VARIABLE PG 0917 + 342 - AN ULTRA SHORT-PERIOD NOVA LIKE SYSTEM

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作者
DOBRZYCKA, D [1 ]
HOWELL, SB [1 ]
机构
[1] PLANETARY SCI INST,TUCSON,AZ 85719
关键词
BINARIES SPECTROSCOPIC; NOVAE; CATACLYSMIC VARIABLES; STARS INDIVIDUAL (PG 0917 + 342);
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10.1086/171178
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
We present time-resolved spectroscopic observations of the cataclysmic variable PG 0917 + 342 which reveal it to be a nova-like system with an orbital period of 104 minutes. The spectra show lines of H, He I, and Ca I in absorption with variable emission cores, and H-alpha emission always above the continuum. Orbital parameters derived from our radial velocity data indicate a system inclination of approximately 32-degrees, M2 = 0.2 M., and a likely, but not well determined, mass for the white dwarf of approximately 0.3 M.. PG 0917 + 342 appears to be the first non-magnetic nova-like star below the CV period gap.
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