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Discovery of a ∼30-Year-Duration Post-Nova Pulsating Supersoft Source in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ( IF 4.7 ) Pub Date : 2020-09-24 , DOI: 10.1093/mnras/staa2922
G Vasilopoulos 1 , F Koliopanos 2 , T E Woods 3 , F Haberl 4 , M D Soraisam 5, 6 , A Udalski 7
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Supersoft X-ray sources (SSS) have been identified as white dwarfs accreting from binary companions and undergoing nuclear-burning of the accreted material on their surface. Although expected to be a relatively numerous population from both binary evolution models and their identification as Type Ia supernova progenitor candidates, given the very soft spectrum of SSSs relatively few are known. Here we report on the X-ray and optical properties of 1RXS J050526.3-684628, a previously unidentified accreting nuclear-burning white dwarf located in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). XMM-Newton observations enabled us to study its X-ray spectrum and measure for the first time short period oscillations of ~170 s. By analysing newly obtained X-ray data by eROSITA, together with Swift observations and archival ROSAT data, we have followed its long-term evolution over the last 3 decades. We identify 1RXS J050526.3-684628 as a slowly-evolving post-nova SSS undergoing residual surface nuclear-burning, which finally reached its peak in 2013 and is now declining. Though long expected on theoretical grounds, such long-lived residual-burning objects had not yet been found. By comparison with existing models, we find that the effective temperature and luminosity evolution are consistent with a ~0.7 $M_{\odot}$ carbon-oxygen white dwarf accreting ~10$^{-9}~\rm{M}_{\odot}$/yr. Our results suggest there may be many more undiscovered SSSs and "missed" novae awaiting dedicated deep X-ray searches in the LMC and elsewhere.

中文翻译:

在大麦哲伦星云中发现持续约 30 年的后新星脉动超软源

超软 X 射线源 (SSS) 已被确定为从双星伴星吸积的白矮星,并对其表面的吸积物质进行核燃烧。尽管从二元演化模型和它们被确定为 Ia 型超新星祖先候选者,预计它们是一个相对众多的群体,但鉴于 SSS 的非常软的光谱,已知的相对较少。在这里,我们报告了 1RXS J050526.3-684628 的 X 射线和光学特性,这是一颗位于大麦哲伦星云 (LMC) 中的先前未知的吸积核燃烧白矮星。XMM-牛顿观测使我们能够研究其 X 射线光谱并首次测量~170 秒的短周期振荡。通过分析 eROSITA 新获得的 X 射线数据,连同 Swift 观测和档案 ROSAT 数据,在过去的 3 年里,我们一直在跟踪它的长期演变。我们将 1RXS J050526.3-684628 确定为一个缓慢演化的后新星 SSS,正在经历残余表面核燃烧,最终在 2013 年达到顶峰,现在正在下降。尽管在理论上早就预料到了,但尚未发现这种寿命长的残烧物体。通过与现有模型的比较,我们发现有效温度和光度演化与~0.7 $M_{\odot}$碳氧白矮星吸积~10$^{-9}~\rm{M}_{一致\dot}$/年。我们的结果表明,可能还有更多未被发现的 SSS 和“遗漏”的新星在 LMC 和其他地方等待专门的深度 X 射线搜索。最终在 2013 年达到顶峰,现在正在下降。尽管在理论上早就预料到了,但尚未发现这种寿命长的残烧物体。通过与现有模型的比较,我们发现有效温度和光度演化与~0.7 $M_{\odot}$碳氧白矮星吸积~10$^{-9}~\rm{M}_{一致\dot}$/年。我们的结果表明,可能还有更多未被发现的 SSS 和“遗漏”的新星在 LMC 和其他地方等待专门的深度 X 射线搜索。最终在 2013 年达到顶峰,现在正在下降。尽管在理论上早就预料到了,但尚未发现这种寿命长的残烧物体。通过与现有模型的比较,我们发现有效温度和光度演化与~0.7 $M_{\odot}$碳氧白矮星吸积~10$^{-9}~\rm{M}_{一致\dot}$/年。我们的结果表明,可能还有更多未被发现的 SSS 和“遗漏”的新星在 LMC 和其他地方等待专门的深度 X 射线搜索。7 $M_{\odot}$ 碳氧白矮星吸积 ~10$^{-9}~\rm{M}_{\odot}$/年。我们的结果表明,可能还有更多未被发现的 SSS 和“遗漏”的新星在 LMC 和其他地方等待专门的深度 X 射线搜索。7 $M_{\odot}$ 碳氧白矮星吸积 ~10$^{-9}~\rm{M}_{\odot}$/年。我们的结果表明,可能还有更多未被发现的 SSS 和“遗漏”的新星在 LMC 和其他地方等待专门的深度 X 射线搜索。
更新日期:2020-09-24
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