Pre-nova X-ray observations of V2491 Cygni (Nova Cyg 2008b)

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作者
Ibarra, A. [1 ]
Kuulkers, E. [1 ]
Osborne, J. P. [2 ]
Page, K. [2 ]
Ness, J. U. [1 ]
Saxton, R. D. [1 ]
Baumgartner, W. [3 ]
Beckmann, V. [4 ,5 ]
Bode, M. F. [6 ]
Hernanz, M. [7 ]
Mukai, K. [8 ,9 ]
Orio, M. [10 ,11 ]
Sala, G. [12 ]
Starrfield, S. [13 ]
Wynn, G. A. [2 ]
机构
[1] ESAC, ESA, Madrid 28691, Spain
[2] Univ Leicester, Dept Phys & Astron, Leicester LE1 7RH, Leics, England
[3] Univ Maryland Baltimore Cty, Baltimore, MD 21250 USA
[4] ISDC Data Ctr Astrophys, CH-1290 Versoix, Switzerland
[5] Univ Geneva, Astron Observ, CH-1290 Sauverny, Switzerland
[6] Liverpool John Moores Univ, Astroph Res Inst, Birkenhead CH41 1LD7, Merseyside, England
[7] CSIC, IEEC, Fac Ciencies, Bellaterra 08193, Spain
[8] NASA, Goddard Space Flight Ctr, CRESST, Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA
[9] NASA, Goddard Space Flight Ctr, Xray Astrophys Lab, Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA
[10] Osserv Astron Padova, INAF, I-35122 Padua, Italy
[11] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Astron, Madison, WI 53706 USA
[12] Univ Politecn Cataluna, Dept Fis & Engn Nucl, Grp Astron & Astrofis, Barcelona 08036, Spain
[13] Arizona State Univ, Sch Earth & Space Explorat, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA
来源
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | 2009年 / 497卷 / 01期
关键词
X-rays: binaries; novae; cataclysmic variables; AM-HERCULIS; EMISSION; INTEGRAL/IBIS; BAT;
D O I
10.1051/0004-6361/200911710
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Classical novae are phenomena caused by explosive hydrogen burning onto an accreting white dwarf. Only one classical nova had been identified in X-rays before the actual optical outburst occurred (V2487 Oph). The recently discovered nova, V2491 Cyg, is one of the fastest (He/N) novae observed to date. Using archival ROSAT, XMM-Newton, and Swift data, we show that V2491 Cyg was a persistent X-ray source during its quiescent time before the optical outburst. We present the X-ray spectral characteristics and derive X-ray fluxes. The pre-outburst X-ray emission is variable, and, at least in one observation, it exhibits a soft X-ray source.
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