ROSAT Observations of Classical Novae
Abstract
We observed a number of classical and recurrent novae in the Galaxy and LMC with the ROSAT X-ray telescope and searched the archival data for other serendipitous observations. Preliminary partial results show that only 10 out of 60 observed objects were bright enough in X-rays to be detected with ROSAT, either in outburst or at quiescence. We review the mechansims that cause X-ray emission from classical novae and derive upper limits on the mass accretion rate of quiescent novae and on the length of the constant bolometric luminosity phase after the outburst.
- Publication:
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American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #188
- Pub Date:
- May 1996
- Bibcode:
- 1996AAS...188.2803O