First detection of the cataclysmic variable AE Aquarii in Near and Far Infra-Red with ISO

Abada-Simon, M.; Mouchet, M.; Casares, J.; Martínez-País, I. G.; Evans, A.; Eyres, S. P. S.; Fender, R. P.; Garrington, S. T.; de Jager, O.; Kuno, N.; Matsuo, H.; de Martino, D.; Pooley, G.; Ramsay, G.; Salama, A.; Schulz, B.
Referencia bibliográfica

SF2A-2002: Semaine de l'Astrophysique Francaise, meeting held in Paris, France, June 24-29, 2002, Eds.: F. Combes and D. Barret, EdP-Sciences (Editions de Physique), Conference Series, p. 497

Fecha de publicación:
6
2002
Número de autores
16
Número de autores del IAC
0
Número de citas
5
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3
Descripción
We present the observations of the Cataclysmic Variable AE Aquarii by 3 instruments of ISO in the previously unexplored range of 4.8-170 microns during a multi-wavelength campaign from the radio to visible wavelengths. Up to 7.3 microns, the major contribution comes from the secondary, with probably some additional cyclotron radiation from the white dwarf magnetic field, and some emission from the accretion stream. Thermal emission of dust grains seems to be very unlikely in AE Aqr. We also constrain the properties of the synchrotron radio-to-far-IR emitting plasmoids far more strongly than previous work. The flares timescale is also predicted to be < 1 min. at frequencies > 400 GHz.