EUVE Observations of the Magnetic Cataclysmic Variable QQ Vulpeculae

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30 November 1999

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https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/9911529

Abstract

We present simultaneous X-ray (lambda_peak ~ 44A) and EUV (lambda_peak = 89A) light curves for the magnetic cataclysmic variable QQ Vulpeculae, obtained with the EUVE satellite. We find that the unique shape of the X-ray light curve is different from previously obtained X-ray light curves of QQ Vul and provides evidence for two-pole accretion. Detailed examination of the photometric data indicates that QQ Vul undergoes a stellar eclipse of the X-ray emitting region, indicative of a high binary inclination. We discuss possible implications for the nature of this system given the observed shape of its EUV and X-ray light curves.

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Published version: Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 112 (769), 343.

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