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2006MNRAS.368..637W - Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 368, 637-650 (2006/May-2)

Roche tomography of cataclysmic variables - III. Star-spots on AE Aqr.

WATSON C.A., DHILLON V.S. and SHAHBAZ T.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present a Roche tomography reconstruction of the secondary star in the cataclysmic variable AE Aqr. The tomogram reveals several surface inhomogeneities that are due to the presence of large, cool star-spots. In addition to a number of lower latitude spots, the maps also show the presence of a large, high-latitude spot similar to that seen in Doppler images of rapidly rotating isolated stars, and a relative paucity of spots at a latitude of 40°. In total, we estimate that some 18 per cent of the Northern hemisphere of AE Aqr is spotted.

We have also applied the entropy landscape technique to determine accurate parameters for the binary system. We obtain optimal masses M1= 0.74M☉, M2= 0.50M☉, a systemic velocity γ = -63km/s and an orbital inclination i = 66°.

Given that this is the first study to successfully image star-spots on the secondary star in a cataclysmic variable, we discuss the role that further studies of this kind may play in our understanding of these binaries.


Abstract Copyright: 2006 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2006 RAS

Journal keyword(s): techniques: spectroscopic - stars: imaging - stars: individual: AE Aqr - stars: late-type - novae, cataclysmic variables - stars: spots

CDS comments: In Chap. 8: BD +55 4409 is a misprint for BD +22 4409

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