An XMM-Newton view of the earliest X-ray evolution of a nova in outburst.
Abstract
We request weekly monitoring of a new classical nova over the first two months of the outburst, with the goal of obtaining the most detailed X-ray observations to date of this phase of the outburst evolution. These new observations will allow us to constrain the onset time of the early X-ray emission and to track any changes in this emission as the outburst evolves. We will investigate the origin of these X-rays (internal shocks or interaction with an external medium) through spectral modeling, and comparison with complementary radio and optical observations. Understanding the physics of mass loss from novae, both in outburst and during the accreting phase, is crucial for determining the long term evolution of the white dwarfs in these systems.
- Publication:
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XMM-Newton Proposal
- Pub Date:
- October 2011
- Bibcode:
- 2011xmm..prop...93N
- Keywords:
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- White Dwarf Binaries;
- Neutron Star Binaries;
- Cataclysmic Variables;
- ULXs;
- Black Holes;
- A new nova