THE WISE LIGHT CURVES OF Z CAMELOPARDALIS DURING OUTBURST: EVIDENCE FOR SYNCHROTRON EMISSION?

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作者
Harrison, Thomas E. [1 ]
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[1] New Mexico State Univ, Dept Astron, Las Cruces, NM 88003 USA
关键词
infrared: stars; novae; cataclysmic variables; stars: individual (Z Cam); CATACLYSMIC VARIABLE-STARS; SPITZER-SPACE-TELESCOPE; ORBIT PERFORMANCE; IRAS OBSERVATIONS; DWARF NOVAE; RADIO; JETS; ARRAY;
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10.1088/2041-8205/791/1/L18
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
The WISE mission happened to observe the cataclysmic variable Z Cam at the peak of an outburst. The WISE single exposure data shows that Z Cam was highly variable at 12 mu m, but only marginally so at shorter wavelengths. The rapid variability at 12 mu m, and the fact that these observations occurred close to visual maximum suggests that, like SS Cyg, Z Cam is a synchrotron source.
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