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M31N 2008-12a - the remarkable recurrent nova in M31: Pan-chromatic observations of the 2015 eruptionстатья
- Авторы: Darnley M.J., Henze M., Bode M.F., Hachisu I., Hernanz M., Hornoch K., Hounsell R., Kato M., Ness J.U., Goranskij V.P.et al
- Журнал: ArXiv Astrophysics e-prints
- Номер: 1607.08082
- Год издания: 2016
- Первая страница: 1
- Последняя страница: 46
- Аннотация: The Andromeda Galaxy recurrent nova M31N 2008-12a had been observed in eruption ten times, including yearly eruptions from 2008-2014. With a measured recurrence period of P=351+/-13 days (we believe the true value to be half of this) and a white dwarf very close to the Chandrasekhar limit, M31N 2008-12a has become the leading pre-explosion supernova type Ia progenitor candidate. Following multi-wavelength follow-up observations of the 2013 and 2014 eruptions, we initiated a campaign to ensure early detection of the predicted 2015 eruption, which triggered ambitious ground and space-based follow-up programs. In this paper we present the 2015 detection; visible to near-infrared photometry and visible spectroscopy; and ultraviolet and X-ray observations from the Swift observatory. The LCOGT 2m (Hawaii) discovered the 2015 eruption, estimated to have commenced at Aug. 28.28+/-0.12 UT. The 2013-2015 eruptions are remarkably similar at all wavelengths. New early spectroscopic observations reveal short-lived emission from material with velocities 13000 km/s, possibly collimated outflows. Photometric and spectroscopic observations of the eruption provide strong evidence supporting a red giant donor. An apparently stochastic variability during the early super-soft X-ray phase was comparable in amplitude and duration to past eruptions, but the 2013 and 2015 eruptions show evidence of a brief flux dip during this phase. The multi-eruption Swift/XRT spectra show tentative evidence of high-ionization emission lines above a high-temperature continuum. Following Henze et al. (2015a), the updated recurrence period based on all known eruptions is P=174+/-10 days, and we expect the next eruption of M31N 2008-12a to occur around mid-Sep. 2016.
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