Recurrent Novae: What Do We Know about Them?

Anupama, G. C

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dc.contributor.author	Anupama, G. C
dc.date.accessioned	2013-02-15T10:07:04Z
dc.date.available	2013-02-15T10:07:04Z
dc.date.issued	2013-01
dc.identifier.citation	R. Di Stefano, M. Orio, & M. Moe, eds, Binary Paths to Type Ia Supernovae Explosions, Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 281, pp 154-161	en
dc.identifier.issn	1743-9213
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/5990
dc.description	Restricted Access
dc.description.abstract	Recurrent novae (RNe) belong to the group of cataclysmic variables that exhibit nova outbursts at intervals on the order of decades. They are rare, with 10 Galactic RNe known to date. Two are known in the LMC, while there are a few suspected RNe in M31. Nova outburst models require a high accretion rate on a massive white dwarf to explain the recurring nova outbursts, making this class of objects one of the most likely progenitor binary systems of Type Ia supernovae. The observational properties of the known Galactic recurrent novae are presented here, together with some discussion on the recent outbursts of RS Ophiuchi (2006), U Scorpii (2010), and T Pyxidis (2011).	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Cambridge University Press	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	IAU Symposium; 281
dc.relation.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1743921312014913	en
dc.rights	© International Astronomical Union	en
dc.subject	Stars: novae	en
dc.subject	Cataclysmic variables	en
dc.subject	Individual (RS Oph, T CrB, V3890 Sgr, V745 Sco, U Sco, V394 CrA, V2487 Oph, T Pyx, CI Aql, IM Nor)	en
dc.title	Recurrent Novae: What Do We Know about Them?	en
dc.type	Article	en