Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory studies of novae in outburst.
Abstract
The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, launched in 2004, was designed as a Gamma-Ray Burst chasing mission. While still regularly detecting and following up GRBs, the rapid response capabilities and daily planning of its observing schedule also make Swift an excellent instrument for observing other transient objects, including novae in the X-ray and UV bands. Swift has followed in detail the evolution of a number of both classical and recurrent novae, and here we report results highlightsfrom these observations, including the high-amplitude flux variation often seen at the start of the super-soft emission, the differing relationships between the X-ray and UV variability, and the spectral evolution seen in the X-ray band.
- Publication:
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AAS/High Energy Astrophysics Division
- Pub Date:
- March 2019
- Bibcode:
- 2019HEAD...1740303P