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Predicting the Future of Superhumps in Classical Nova Systems
Oscillations observed in the light curve of Nova V1974 Cygni 1992 since
summer 1994 have been interpreted as permanent superhumps. From simple
calculations based on the Tidal-Disk Instability model of Osaki, and assuming
that the accretion disc is the dominant optical source in the binary system, we
predict that the nova will evolve to become an SU UMa system as its brightness
declines from its present luminosity by another 2-3 magnitudes. Linear
extrapolation of its current rate of fading (in magnitude units) puts the time
of this phase transition within the next 2-4 years. Alternatively, the
brightness decline will stop before the nova reaches that level, and the system
will continue to show permanent superhumps in its light curve. It will then be
similar to two other old novae, V603 Aql and CP Pup, that still display the
permanent superhumps phenomenon 79 and 55 years, respectively, after their
eruptions. We suggest that non-magnetic novae with short orbital periods could
be progenitors of permanent superhump systems.Comment: 5 pages, 2 eps. figures, Latex, accepted for publication in MNRA
Nova V1425 Aquilae 1995 - The Early Appearance of Accretion Processes in An Intermediate Polar Candidate
Continuous CCD photometry of Nova Aquilae 1995 was performed through the
standard B,V,R and I filters during three nights in 1995 and with the I filter
during 18 nights in 1996. The power spectrum of the 1996 data reveals three
periodicities in the light curve: 0.2558 d, 0.06005 d and 0.079 d, with
peak-to-peak amplitudes of about 0.012, 0.014 and 0.007 mag. respectively.
The two shorter periods are absent from the power spectrum of the 1995 light
curve, while the long one is probably already present in the light curve of
that year.
We propose that V1425 Aql should be classified as an Intermediate - Polar CV.
Accordingly the three periods are interpreted as the orbital period of the
underlying binary system, the spin period of the magnetic white dwarf and the
beat period between them. Our results suggest that no later than 15 months
after the outburst of the nova, accretion processes are taking place in this
stellar system. Matter is being transferred from the cool component, most
likely through an accretion disc and via accretion columns on to the magnetic
poles of the hot component.Comment: 7 pages, 4 eps. figures, Latex, accepted for publication in MNRA
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A New Interpretation for the Second Peak of T Coronae Borealis Outbursts: A Tilting Disk around a Very Massive White Dwarf
A new interpretation for the second peak of T Coronae Borealis (T CrB)
outbursts is proposed based on a thermonuclear runaway (TNR) model. The system
consists of a very massive white dwarf (WD) with a tilting accretion disk and a
lobe-filling red-giant. The first peak of the visual light curve of T CrB
outbursts is well reproduced by the TNR model on a WD close to the
Chandrasekhar mass (), while the second peak
is reproduced by the combination of the irradiated M-giant and the irradiated
tilting disk. The derived fitting parameters are the WD mass , the M-giant companion mass
( is acceptable), the inclination angle of the orbit i \sim
70 \arcdeg, and the tilting angle of the disk i_{\rm prec} \sim 35 \arcdeg.
These parameters are consistent with the recently derived binary parameters of
T CrB.Comment: 6 pages including 2 figures, to be published in ApJ Letter
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