28 research outputs found
MN Dra - In-the-Gap Dwarf Nova With Negative Superhumps
The multi-site photometric observations of MN Dra were made over 77 nights in
August-November, 2009. The total exposure was 433 hours. During this time the
binary underwent two superoutbursts and five normal outbursts. During the
course of first superoutburst period of positive superhumps decreased with
extremely large for SU UMa-like dwarf novae,
confirming known behavior of MN Dra [1]. Between the superoutbursts MN Dra
displayed negative superhumps. Their period changed cyclically around 0.096-day
value.Comment: 17TH European White Dwarf Workshop. AIP Conference Proceedings,
Volume 1273, pp. 320-323 (2010
OT J002656.6+284933 (CSS101212:002657+284933): An SU UMa-Type Dwarf Nova with Longest Superhump Period
We observed the 2016 outburst of OT J002656.6+284933
(CSS101212:002657+284933) and found that it has the longest recorded
[0.13225(1) d in average] superhumps among SU UMa-type dwarf novae. The object
is the third known SU UMa-type dwarf nova above the period gap. The outburst,
however, was unlike ordinary long-period SU UMa-type dwarf novae in that it
showed two post-outburst rebrightenings. It showed superhump evolution similar
to short-period SU UMa-type dwarf novae. We could constrain the mass ratio to
less than 0.15 (most likely between 0.10 and 0.15) by using superhump periods
in the early and post-superoutburst stages. These results suggest the
possibility that OT J002656.6+284933 has an anomalously undermassive secondary
and it should have passed a different evolutionary track from the standard one.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in PASJ (Letters), Note
added in proof has been added. Supplementary Information (si.pdf) is
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Field camera unit of the WSO-UV mission
The main instrument of the space mission "Spectr-UF" (World Space Observatory-Ultraviolet) is a large space telescope to work in the UV wavelength domain (115 - 310 nm). The WSO-UV telescope feeds in its focal plane two main instruments: unit of spectrographs WUVS, and field camera unit FCU, as well as Fine Guidance System (FGS). The imaging instrument FCU onboard WSO-UV will be the first UV camera to be flown to a geosynchronous orbit. Here we provide a brief description on updated FCU instrument and its current status