Article Dans Une Revue Astronomy & Astrophysics - A&A Année : 2009

Pre-nova X-ray observations of V2491 Cygni (Nova Cyg 2008b)

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Classical novae are phenomena caused by explosive hydrogen burning onto an accreting white dwarf. Only one classical nova had been identified in X-rays before the actual optical outburst occurred (V2487 Oph). The recently discovered nova, V2491 Cyg, is one of the fastest (He/N) novae observed to date. Using archival ROSAT, XMM-Newton, and Swift data, we show that V2491 Cyg was a persistent X-ray source during its quiescent time before the optical outburst. We present the X-ray spectral characteristics and derive X-ray fluxes. The pre-outburst X-ray emission is variable, and, at least in one observation, it exhibits a soft X-ray source.

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hal-00728355 , version 1 (05-09-2012)

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A. Ibarra, E. Kuulkers, J. P. Osborne, K. Page, J. U. Ness, et al.. Pre-nova X-ray observations of V2491 Cygni (Nova Cyg 2008b). Astronomy & Astrophysics - A&A, 2009, 497, pp.L5-L8. ⟨10.1051/0004-6361/200911710⟩. ⟨hal-00728355⟩
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