Multi-frequency observations of the 1985 outburst of RS ophiuchi
Abstract
The 1985 outburst of the bright, recurrent nova RS Oph was almost simultaneously observed at X-ray, UV, optical, IR and radio frequencies at many epochs. The abundances in the ejected shell and the development of the bolometric luminosity as a function of time suggest that the cause of the outburst is a nuclear runaway on a massive white dwarf.
- Publication:
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Astrophysics and Space Science
- Pub Date:
- February 1987
- DOI:
- 10.1007/BF00655002
- Bibcode:
- 1987Ap&SS.130..243S
- Keywords:
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- Novae;
- Stellar Activity;
- Stellar Envelopes;
- Stellar Spectra;
- White Dwarf Stars;
- Interstellar Extinction;
- Stellar Luminosity;
- Thermonuclear Reactions;
- Ultraviolet Astronomy;
- Astrophysics;
- Radio Frequency;
- White Dwarf;
- Bolometric Luminosity;
- Massive White Dwarf