Investigating X-ray and optical correlations of novae in M31
Abstract
Recent population studies of M31 novae with supersoft X-ray source counterparts have suggested important population trends and correlations between optical and X-ray parameters. These correlations could become a vital tool for an effective planning of future nova observations. A preliminary multi-parameter analysis promised a better understanding of nova physics but suffered from small number statistics. This project will use joint XMM-Newton (74ks) and Swift (40ks) pointings of M31 novae (with observing strategies tailored to the properties of the individual object) to test predictions based on the existing data. We will only target very fast (disk) novae with well determined optical spectra and light curves to increase the small sample of novae with multi-parameter data.
- Publication:
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XMM-Newton Proposal
- Pub Date:
- October 2013
- Bibcode:
- 2013xmm..prop..167H
- Keywords:
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- White Dwarf Binaries;
- Neutron Star Binaries;
- Cataclysmic Variables;
- ULXs;
- Black Holes;
- M31 novae;
- M31 novae