Flares on AM Canum Venaticorum

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Title:	Flares on AM Canum Venaticorum
Authors:	Marar, T. M. K Padmini, V. N Seetha, S Narayanan Kutty, K. R Kasturirangan, K Rao, U. R Bhattacharyya, J. C
Keywords:	Binary stars Cataclysmic variables Stellar flares Visible spectrum White dwarf stars Stellar models Stellar spectrophotometry
Issue Date:	Jan-1988
Publisher:	European Southern Observatory
Citation:	Astronomy and Astrophysics , Vol. 189, No. 1 - 2, pp. 119 - 123
Abstract:	AM CVn, an interacting binary system consisting of two helium white dwarfs, has been classified as a nova-like object. Normally it exhibits only small amplitude modulations of 0.05 mag with a 1051 s periodicity. The authors report what is believed to be for the first time, two unusually intense optical flares in AM CVn during 1985 - 87. The characteristics of the two flares in white light observed on 1985 February 24 and 1986 February 7 with Δm = 0.34 and Δm = 1.07 respectively are described. The authors estimate the maximum amount of energy released from these flares as 2.7×1036erg and suggest in the light of current models possible sites of origin of the flaring activity.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/3760
ISSN:	0004-6361
Appears in Collections:	IIAP Publications J.C.Bhattacharyya (1982 - 1990)

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