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2002A&A...393..913M - Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 393913-920 (2002/10-3)

XMM-Newton observations of MR Vel/RX J0925.7-4758.

MOTCH C., BEARDA H. and NEINER C.

Abstract (from CDS):

We report on XMM-Newton observations of the galactic supersoft X-ray source RX J0925.7-4758. The RGS spectrum exhibits a wealth of spectral features from iron and oxygen. XMM-Newton data confirm the finding of previous Chandra HETGS/MEG observations that NLTE models of hot white dwarf atmospheres fail to represent the complex spectrum. There are clear evidences for P Cygni profiles with wind velocities of up to 2000km/s. Small flux variations with time scales larger than 1000s are present. The strongest power is at ∼0.21d, a period close to that seen in V band optical light curves. A detailed analysis of the associated changes in the RGS and EPIC pn spectra hint at a mostly grey mechanism suggesting a variation of the visibility of the white dwarf due to occulting material in the accretion disk. Finally, we detect radial velocity changes of 173±47km/s between two RGS observations obtained half an orbital cycle apart. The amplitude of the RGS velocity shift is consistent with that of the optical HeII λ 4686 and thus supports the idea that most of the HeII optical line emission arises from the accretion disk.

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Journal keyword(s): X-rays: binaries - X-rays: individual: RX J0925.7-4758 - stars: individual: MR Vel - stars: mass-loss - techniques: radial velocities

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