CYCLOTRON HUMPS IN AM HER SYSTEMS .4. VARIATIONS AROUND THE ORBIT IN MR SER

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WICKRAMASINGHE, DT [1 ]
CROPPER, M [1 ]
MASON, KO [1 ]
GARLICK, M [1 ]
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[1] AUSTRALIAN NATL UNIV,FAC SCI,DEPT MATH,CANBERRA,ACT 2601,AUSTRALIA
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10.1093/mnras/250.4.692
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P1 [天文学];
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We present phase-resolved spectroscopy of MR Ser in which cyclotron harmonics are evident. These move with viewing angle. Asymmetries in the movement and profiles of the humps indicate that the cyclotron remission region is extended. We have modelled this region to deduce a magnetic field of 24.5 +/- 0.5 MG. We also observe halo Zeeman absorption features which yield a similar field, confirming that the two emission regions are closely associated. Photospheric Zeeman features yield a polar field of 26 MG (assuming a centred dipole) consistent with the field in the cyclotron and halo emission regions if these are some 20-degrees from the magnetic pole.
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