2021AJ....161...34D -
Astron. J., 161, 34-34 (2021/January-0)
Evolution of the quiescent disk surrounding a superoutburst of the dwarf nova TW Virginis.
DAI Z., SZKODY P. and GARNAVICH P.M.
Abstract (from CDS):
In this paper, we investigate portions of the Kepler K2 Short Cadence light curve of the dwarf nova (DN) TW Vir at quiescence, using light-curve modeling. The light curve was separated into 24 sections, each with a data length of ∼0.93 days, comprising 4 sections before, and 20 after a superoutburst (SO). Due to morphological differences, the quiescent orbital modulation is classified into three types. Using a fixed disk radius and the two component stellar parameters, all 24 synthetic disk models from these sections show a consistent configuration, consisting of a disk and two hotspots: one at the vertical side of the edge of the disk and the other on the surface of the disk. Before the SO, the disk and a ringlike surface-hotspot are suddenly enhanced, triggering a precursor, and then the SO. At the end of the quiescent period following the SO and before the first normal outburst, the edge-hotspot becomes hotter, while the surface-hotspot switches into a "coolspot" with a coverage of nearly half of the disk's surface. During quiescence, the surface-hotspot is always located at the outer part of the disk, with a constant radial width. A flat radial temperature distribution of the disk is found, and appears flatter when approaching the outburst. Like many U Gem-type DN with orbital periods of 3-5 hr, the mass transfer rate is significantly lower than the predictions of the standard/revised models of CV evolution.
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Journal keyword(s):
Interacting binary stars - Cataclysmic variable stars - Dwarf novae - U Geminorum stars - Accretion - White dwarf stars - Light curves
CDS comments:
V4140 Cyg is a misprint for V4140 Sgr.
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