An optical time-resolved spectroscopic study of SS Cygni. 1: Quiescence

Bibcode
1994A&A...291..455M
Martinez-Pais, I. G.; Giovannelli, F.; Rossi, C.; Gaudenzi, S.
Bibliographical reference

Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 291, no. 2, p. 455-467

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11
1994
Number of authors
4
IAC number of authors
2
Citations
34
Refereed citations
30
Description
In this work we analyze time-resolved spectra of SS Cygni in quiescence. The geometrical and orbital fundamental parameters of the system are determined. When in the data the contribution of the secondary star is removed some weak emission lines and a Fe I absorption line become clearly visible. We detect strong emission from the secondary star due to being heated by irradiation from the inner regions of the disk. Evidence for non-keplerian regions in the accretion disk is also found.
Type
Refereed
Main sequence stars
White dwarf stars
Radial velocity

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